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Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy and new life as a politician in Belize

Moses Michael Levi Barrow rediscovered his Jewish roots in prison and moved to Jerusalem for a time after his release.

By Stephen Silver November 19, 2024 10:00 am

The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus celebrates its 100th anniversary with a rare Yiddish rendition of ‘Hatikvah’

A concert featuring songs of defiance becomes sadly relevant as Israel enters into a war with Hamas.

October 26, 2023 4:59 pm

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Jewish rappers Beastie Boys honored with Lower East Side street renaming

The corner of Ludlow and Rivington streets — where the shop featured on the Jewish rappers’ second album, “Paul’s Boutique,” once stood — is now known as Beastie Boys Square.

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Kalb, center, leads a crowd of Jewish Deadheads in prayer at Citi Field's Jackie Robinson Rotunda on June 21, 2023. (Courtesy)

Rabbi leads prayer services for Grateful Dead fans at Citi Field

By Lisa Keys June 22, 2023 3:56 pm

Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

By Lisa Keys April 25, 2023 3:43 pm

This rabbi and singer-songwriter is in a New York state of mind

By Lisa Keys April 4, 2023 4:08 pm

March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music

By Jon Kalish March 3, 2023 2:56 pm

‘Mercenaries for Jesus’: Christmas is a busy time for Jews who sing in churches

By Jacob Henry December 20, 2022 5:03 pm

A Brooklyn-based Israeli musician contemplates the meaning of ‘home’ in new album

By Emily Jaeger November 9, 2022 2:57 pm

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Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy and new life as a politician in Belize

The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus celebrates its 100th anniversary with a rare Yiddish rendition of ‘Hatikvah’

Jewish rappers Beastie Boys honored with Lower East Side street renaming

‘Can You Dig It?’: New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx

Rabbi leads prayer services for Grateful Dead fans at Citi Field

Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

This rabbi and singer-songwriter is in a New York state of mind

March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music

‘Mercenaries for Jesus’: Christmas is a busy time for Jews who sing in churches

A Brooklyn-based Israeli musician contemplates the meaning of ‘home’ in new album

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