Lost Holocaust Music, Nearly Erased by Stalin, Goes on Tour in Asia
Shira Li Bartov | JTA
In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother’s death in the Bershad ghetto, a...
Clive Davis, Influential Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Executive, Dies at 94
Andrew Lapin | JTA
During his run as the head of CBS Records, Clive Davis signed some of the biggest and most influential acts in...
In Israel, an Arab-Jewish Youth Orchestra Builds a New ‘East-West’ Sound Together
Deborah Danan | JTA
A raucous crowd of football fans filled the narrow strip of grass between Tel Aviv’s music center and Bloomfield Stadium, home...
Woody Guthrie Documentary Is ‘Jewish Film About Very Non-Jewish Guy From Tiny Little Town...
Jonathan D. Salant | JNS
The same folk singer who wrote “this land was made for you and me” also wrote, “Chanukah candlelight, see my...
Israel’s Noam Bettan Places Second Behind Bulgaria at Eurovision
Steve Linde | JNS
Israeli singer Noam Bettan finished in second place at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna May 16, earning praise from...
JxJ’s Screens and Stage Showcase Jewish Stories and Voices
Although Mardy Shualy has been artistic director of JxJ, the Edlavitch DCJCC’s signature Washington Jewish Film and Music Festival, for just six months, he...
A Spring Preview of the Arts in Jewish DC
Stephen Silver
Here are some highlights of artistic events coming up in the District and nearby throughout the spring:
February 27-April 5
The Arena Stage theater presents...
Reclaimed Holocaust-Era Music Comes to the Kennedy Center
In November 2005, the United Nations adopted Resolution 60/7: Holocaust remembrance.
The date selected, Jan. 27, was the day that one of the most notorious...
Itay Shimoni Takes Israeli Songwriting Success to Nashville
Steve Linde | JNS
Cars slow on Music Row when their drivers hear a hook they recognize: a melody crafted in a small studio in...
4 Broadcasters to Boycott Eurovision After Failed Effort to Oust Israel
Grace Gilson | JTA
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s public broadcasters said they will boycott this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after a Dec. 4...