This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Music A pioneering Jewish rock band got its start in 1965; they’re still slowly and steadily turtling along
Mark Volman, one half of Flo & Eddie, explains the joys and challenges of being part of a human jukebox
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Culture Rock bands love provocative names. Is ‘The Jews’ a step too far?
HaYehudim, an Israeli rock band, recently had a performance canceled due to their name
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Culture Baseball’s Jewish iron man has played 21 straight seasons for the Red Sox and hasn’t missed a single game
Fenway Park's Josh Kantor is the Cal Ripken Jr. of organists
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Culture This rocker (almost) named Eric Kaminkowitz had a thing for edible berries and inspired Bruce Springsteen and ‘Dirty Dancing’
With and without Raspberries, Eric Carmen, who died at age 74, was a power-pop pioneer
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Culture You should probably be aware of that Purim song’s problematic backstory
It was made famous by Harry Belafonte and Johnny Cash. And at least one version included the N-word.
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News Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor
Asher will be one of only two Black cantors in the country
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Film & TV In the music of Bob Marley, a deep connection to Judaism
Marley, whose biopic debuts this week, long claimed Jewish ancestry
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Music Was Taylor Swift supposed to say ‘Free Palestine’ at the Grammys?
Annie Lennox did, and people are mad that the influential pop star has been silent
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