This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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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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Culture Kate Bush’s 9 most Jewish songs
The artist’s late-career resurgence courtesy of ‘Stranger Things’ prompts us to investigate her Jewish song catalog
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Culture How to get closer to Lou Reed than you ever could in real life
‘Caught Between the Twisted Stars’ features artifacts from every phase of the artist’s career
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Prince
Fun fact: Half of the band on the artist's legendary 'Purple Rain' album were Jewish
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