This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Culture Former White House speechwriter now singing a different tune in Boston
Joe Resnek's first album, '1,' reflects his roots in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a town formerly nicknamed 'Little Jerusalem'
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Music Is it possible to separate Roger Waters’ music from his politics?
The 78-year-old made his name with Pink Floyd, but his vocal opposition to Israel has complicated his relationship with his Jewish fans
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Music I was up onstage with Bob Dylan at Newport the night he went electric
For keyboardist Barry Goldberg, the legendary 1965 folk festival started out as a nightmare but ended up as a dream
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Culture ‘His Russia is now illegal in Russia’ — how exiled musicians are finding a home away from home
JetLAG bills itself as the largest festival of Russian, Slavic, Balkan and East European music in the US
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Culture At the birthplace of the ballistic missile, a concert for peace
In its first appearance abroad since 2019, the New York Philharmonic performed at a German music festival located in a former Nazi munitions factory.
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the Beach Boys
Not everyone knows that one of the group's founding members was a kid named Dennis Marks
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Fast Forward Meet the rabbi who performs Drake’s wedding in new music video
The gig 'was a little bit for the fun and a little bit for the paycheck'
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Music The most Jewish songs from Drake’s new album
'Honestly, Nevermind,' is a 'Portnoy's Complaint' of a record — with a Jewish wedding video to boot
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