This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Fast Forward Another Irish band airs pro-Palestinian message at festival: ‘Israel is committing genocide’
Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. has shown support for Palestinians on multiple occasions
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Fast Forward All San Diego Jewish organizations pull out of Pride festival over Kehlani performance, citing ‘serious safety concerns’
The announcement is the latest in a string of recent criticism and cancellations Kehlani has faced
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Fast Forward ‘I’m a Zionist,’ rapper Azealia Banks declares in latest tweet spree
“No black person should be supporting Palestine,” wrote Banks in one of over 45 posts on the subjects this week
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Music Why you’re hearing ‘Hatikvah’ everywhere — or are you?
A number of songs sound similar to 'Hatikvah' — including one in a new movie from China.
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Fast Forward Israel critics want Radiohead’s lead guitarist cancelled. He says they’re hypocrites.
Jonny Greenwood features a Palestinian singer on his album. Why do some want his concerts canceled?
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Music Jill Sobule was as much a Jewish icon as a queer one
The late singer-songwriter’s music broached antisemitism, Nazi-fighting and Jesus’ dreidel-spinning
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Music After decades of waiting, we’re finally getting a Bob Dylan-Barbra Streisand duet
The two legends will join in song for Babs’ new album of duets
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Music Even the Holocaust could not silence the music of these composers
The recovered voices movement aims to preserve the work of persecuted artists like Viktor Ullmann and Mieczyslaw Weinberg
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