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 ...

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.” ...

Much as we expected when we published “The 150 greatest Jewish pop songs of all time” on January 31, 2022, readers responded with their likes, dislikes, and suggestions for songs that did not make the ...

There is an unsolved mystery at the heart of one of the most popular Jewish songs in history. Every Friday evening, Jews around the world recite the poetic prayer “Lecha Dodi” to welcome the Sabbath.

“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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prisoners are forced to play music as their fello inmates walk to their execution in Mauthausen concentration camp, Austria - ...

Did you know that it was Jewish composers who wrote some of your favorite songs? Whether it was Take Me Out to the Ball Game or Over the Rainbow, Piano Man or Send in the Clowns, to Da Doo Ron Ron or ...

Fully rehearsed only a day before its Friday premiere, the Jewish Theatre Ensemble assembled 15 continuous songs emblematic of the theme “Shine Like a Lake” for its annual Song Cycle concert Friday ...

The New Budapest Orpheum Society brings forth more treasures from the archives of 20th-century Jewish popular music on a new CD, Jewish Cabaret in Exile (Cedille Records CDR 90000 110), its second ...

“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 ...