“Understanding popular music -- how it was manufactured and consumed -- is one of the key elements to understanding Israeli culture,” according to Lewis Glinert, a professor of Asian and Middle ...

Every song has a story, and given the prevalence of Jewish musicians, it’s often a Jewish story. True for ” Hatikvah ” and ” By Mir Bistdu Shoen,” but also for “White Christmas”—or even “Ave Maria.” ...

Inspired in part by all the Jewish artists on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs, the Forward decided it was time to rank the best Jewish pop songs of all time. You can find the whole list ...

The album “Hashkiveinu” highlights the growing trend to recast traditional Jewish liturgical music in a more modern musical format, accessible to older and younger Jews. Produced by the Jewish ...

In March, Rivka Halperin was watching KAN, a satellite Israeli TV station, from her home in New York when she excitedly heard about Israel’s song choice for the 69th annual Eurovision Song Contest, ...

Jacob Michael, noted American Jewish philanthropist, presented his collection of Jewish music — one of the largest in the world — to the Jewish National and University Library at the Hebrew University ...

To mark the 11th anniversary of the American singer-songwriter’s death, the Israeli musician will perform her versions of Friedman’s music at Park Avenue Synagogue. (New York Jewish Week) — After she ...

When the much-beloved English broadcaster David Attenborough was celebrated at London’s Royal Albert Hall with the tribute 100 Years On Planet Earth, a spoken word recording was played of Attenborough ...

Connie Francis was a longtime Parkland resident whose 1960 filmed-in-Fort-Lauderdale romp “Where the Boys Are” is to Spring Break what “Jaws” is to shark fishing. Francis was among the first people ...

“Understanding popular music -- how it was manufactured and consumed -- is one of the key elements to understanding Israeli culture,” according to Lewis H. Glinert, a professor of Asian and Middle ...