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Fast Forward Israeli conductor calls for end to Gaza war in London concert: ‘What’s happening now is atrocious’
Meanwhile, a Belgian festival canceled another Israeli conductor’s performance, citing uncertainty over his stance toward the “genocidal regime in Tel Aviv"
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Books To play in the orchestra in Auschwitz was a gruesome affair, but it was better than the alternative
Anne Sebba traces the grim history of 'The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz'
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Fast Forward Coldplay welcomed Israeli fans onstage ‘as equal humans.’ Why are some Jewish people mad?
When Chris Martin tried to acknowledge both sides of a bloody war onstage, people called him patronizing
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Fast Forward Kneecap cancels sold-out US tour, one day after clash with Jewish protesters in Paris
The Nous Vivrons collective blew whistles and held signs reading “antisemites out of our festivals” before they were escorted out of the venue
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Fast Forward British music festival apologizes after cutting mics of Irish band that displayed Palestinian flag
The Victorious festival says it is making “a substantial donation” to Palestinian aid after drawing a backlash
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Fast Forward Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97
The song, commissioned by Garrison Keillor in 1990, was one of the first popular tunes about a Jewish holiday
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Fast Forward Alan Bergman, Oscar-winning lyricist and ‘father figure’ to Barbra Streisand, dies at 99
Bergman and his wife Marilyn wrote the words for “The Way We Were,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” and the songs in the movie “Yentl"
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Music Can 6 hours of Billy Joel turn critics into believers?
The HBO doc ‘And So it Goes’ makes the case for the Piano Man’s ongoing angst
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