The Forward

What’s a Jewish song anyway — and how can you recognize one when you hear it?

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 Forward

These Jewish Eurovision songs are terrible. Listen to them anyway

If you haven’t been following Eurovision, you’ve missed out on a lot of weird Jewish moments. Israeli Eurovision contestants like Netta Barzilai and Eden Alene garner scores of Jewish fans every year.
Jewish Journal

Distant Cousins Releases Hanukkah Song, ‘8 Lights’

“8 Lights” features a duduk, a double-reed woodwind instrument from Armenia. The group decided to use when they met a musician who played it. The sound of it evokes a desert feel.
The Jewish Exponent

Some Jewish Musicians Are Asking Jewish Critics of Israel to Stop Singing Their Songs at Protests

When the Jewish group IfNotNow asked educator and musician Shoshana Jedwab whether it could include her song “Where You Go” in its songbook, Jedwab offered a cautious yes. The year was 2018, and the ...
LAist

Reviving 'Songs For The Jewish-American Jet Set'

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive Catalogs Songs in Yiddish and Hebrew

“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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Ezra Furman’s new song is inspired by her experience ‘as a Jew and as a trans woman’

(JTA) — Ezra Furman’s latest song title, “Book Of Our Names,” might sound familiar — that’s because the indie rocker’s newest song is inspired by the Hebrew title for the Bible’s Book of Exodus.
The Daily Northwestern

Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s Song Cycle aims to shine a healing light on community

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 ...

There’s Something Missing in Films About Jewish Cultural Figures

So of course I was eager to see the new movie “Song Sung Blue,” a kind of jukebox tear-jerker loosely based on the story of a ...
Uinterview

Jewish Organizations Criticize Kanye West Over Recent Rap Lyric On Song ‘Vultures’

Kanye West received backlash from several Jewish advocacy groups for his latest song. The lyric in question appeared on the recently released track, “Vultures,” which featured him and Ty Dolla Sign.
AZ Central

Jew "Jack" Song

Gold Canyon – Jew Jackson Song AKA (Jack Song) was born July 7, 1929 and passed away on March 25, 2020. He is now up in heaven enjoying his first taste of God's heavenly dim sum feast. Jack was born ...