This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish music, including klezmer and other traditions.
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Fast Forward This year’s Burning Man to feature massive tribute to the Nova festival victims and their spirit
The producers of the Supernova music festival in Israel, where nearly 400 people were killed on Oct. 7, are bringing their refrain “We will dance again” to Burning Man
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Fast Forward A new Shazam-style bot will detect Shlomo Carlebach’s melodies
“Some people just love his music, some people try to avoid using the tunes,” said the creator of the online tool
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Music How two Jewish musicians turned front porches in Brooklyn into a vibrant music scene
Roy Nathanson and Aaron Lisman are turning Ditmas Park residents of all ages into jazz aficionados
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Theater ‘What Do I Do With All This Heritage?’ A new play celebrates Asian Jewish America in all its diversity
The salon theater show captures the community's joys and struggles — with songs, prayers, and K-pop
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Music A dream of a utopian Black-Jewish music collaboration is going forward — even after the war in Gaza complicated it
'Generate Music' was conceived as a way to confront American bigotry
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Fast Forward Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood rejects calls to cancel tour with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa
'Silencing Israeli artists for being born Jewish in Israel doesn’t seem like any way to reach an understanding between the two sides of this apparently endless conflict,' Greenwood wrote
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Music The hugely influential record label that unites Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan and Bernie Sanders lives on
Founded by Moses Asch, Folkways continues to be a repository for underappreciated voices
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Books Whose art is it anyway? Inside the cultural battle between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters
Since the war broke out, debate has raged over the political meaning of art
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News When observant Jews gathered to challenge Israel orthodoxy, verbal sparring and walkouts ensued
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