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Crop tops, kippahs and klezmer: A ‘Jewish rave’ scene takes hold in NYC

“Kleztronica” is a burgeoning Jewish music scene that’s becoming a “movement,” according to its 22-year-old creator, Upper West Side native Kaia Berman-Peters.

By Lisa Keys August 4, 2023 12:41 pm

Israeli circus troupe brings laughs — but no clothes — to NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’

The circus troupe earned a standing ovation for its cabaret act involving the paddles from the beach game matkot.

August 4, 2023 11:43 am

Rapper Cardi B tweets, then deletes, picture of Orthodox Jews after legal triumph

Fans immediately connected the post to a lyric in her 2018 song “Bickenheld,’ in which she sings, “Lawyer is a Jew, he gon’ chew up all the charges.”

August 4, 2023 9:29 am

South Carolina school district to return Bernard Malamud’s ‘The Fixer’ to shelves after yearlong removal

By Andrew Lapin August 3, 2023 12:37 pm

Four Questions

Flirting with danger: A play based on the true story of 3 Dutch women who lured Nazis to their deaths premieres in NYC

By Julia Gergely August 2, 2023 1:33 pm

Robert Kraft speaks with rapper Meek Mill on NAACP panel about antisemitism and racism

By Jacob Gurvis July 31, 2023 5:39 pm

The song in an ad for an Israeli sandwich shop has become a nationwide party anthem

By Deborah Danan July 31, 2023 3:46 pm

Kanye West is back on Twitter/X after reportedly agreeing not to post antisemitic content

By Ron Kampeas July 30, 2023 7:14 pm

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Abe Lebewohl Park honors murdered 2nd Ave Deli founder and East Village ‘mensch’

By Leah Breakstone July 28, 2023 3:01 pm

Sinead O’Connor was once attacked by Itamar Ben-Gvir over a planned Israel concert for peace

By Andrew Lapin July 28, 2023 11:42 am

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Crop tops, kippahs and klezmer: A ‘Jewish rave’ scene takes hold in NYC

Israeli circus troupe brings laughs — but no clothes — to NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’

Rapper Cardi B tweets, then deletes, picture of Orthodox Jews after legal triumph

South Carolina school district to return Bernard Malamud’s ‘The Fixer’ to shelves after yearlong removal

Flirting with danger: A play based on the true story of 3 Dutch women who lured Nazis to their deaths premieres in NYC

Robert Kraft speaks with rapper Meek Mill on NAACP panel about antisemitism and racism

The song in an ad for an Israeli sandwich shop has become a nationwide party anthem

Kanye West is back on Twitter/X after reportedly agreeing not to post antisemitic content

Abe Lebewohl Park honors murdered 2nd Ave Deli founder and East Village ‘mensch’

Sinead O’Connor was once attacked by Itamar Ben-Gvir over a planned Israel concert for peace

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