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Famed Israeli Violinist Itzhak Perlman to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
JNS.org - Famed Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman will be among the 17 recipients of America’s Presidential Medal of Freedom next week. He is the fourth...
New Mark Skinner Documentary Explores Jewish, Arab Rap Scene in Israel (VIDEO)
A new documentary explores the lives and work of Jewish and Arab rappers in Israel and how the ongoing conflict in the region has impacted their lyrics, the U.K.'s Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. Hip Hop in...
U2 Frontman Bono Dedicates Song to Former Israeli President Peres
JNS.org - A moving tribute awaited former Israeli president Shimon Peres on Wednesday when U2 frontman Bono dedicated the song One to the Israeli statesman during a concert in Toronto. Peres, who was attending a conference in...
Jewish Violinist Finishes Brahms Concert 82 Years After Nazis Interrupted His Father
A Jewish violinist played in Israel on Sunday the complete Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, 82 years after Nazis interrupted his father mid-performance and escorted him offstage, The Week magazine reported. Ernest Drucker played only...
Lady Gaga Accepts ADL Award: ‘Your Philosophies Are So in Line With Ours’ (VIDEO)
Pop superstar Lady Gaga on Thursday accepted an award from Jewish human rights group the...
At 80, Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen’s Jewish Roots ‘Very Much Intact’
JNS.org - Eighty years young, Leonard Cohen fits many descriptions—singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, monk....
Backstreet Boys Singer Howie D Gushes Over Masada During Israel Trip
Backstreet Boys singer Howie Dorough took to Instagram on Tuesday to marvel about climbing the...
Hassidic Parody of Taylor Swift Song Apes Long Jewish Holidays (VIDEO)
A Jewish comedy troupe released a parody video on Wednesday of Taylor Swift's hit song...
EXCLUSIVE: Matisyahu Provides Most Extensive Analysis Yet of His Religious, Musical Evolution (INTERVIEW)
Matisyahu got candid in an exclusive interview with The Algemeiner on Monday about his religious...
Famed Israeli Violinist Itzhak Perlman to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
JNS.org - Famed Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman will be among the 17 recipients of America’s Presidential Medal of Freedom next week. He is the fourth Israeli...
New Mark Skinner Documentary Explores Jewish, Arab Rap Scene in Israel (VIDEO)
A new documentary explores the lives and work of Jewish and Arab rappers in Israel and how the ongoing conflict in the region has impacted...
U2 Frontman Bono Dedicates Song to Former Israeli President Peres
JNS.org - A moving tribute awaited former Israeli president Shimon Peres on Wednesday when U2 frontman Bono dedicated the song One to the Israeli statesman during...
Jewish Violinist Finishes Brahms Concert 82 Years After Nazis Interrupted His Father
A Jewish violinist played in Israel on Sunday the complete Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, 82 years after Nazis interrupted his father mid-performance and...
Lady Gaga Accepts ADL Award: ‘Your Philosophies Are So in Line With Ours’ (VIDEO)
Pop superstar Lady Gaga on Thursday accepted an award from Jewish human rights group the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on behalf of her Born This Way...
At 80, Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen’s Jewish Roots ‘Very Much Intact’
JNS.org - Eighty years young, Leonard Cohen fits many descriptions—singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, monk. From his Jewish upbringing in Canada to the present day,...
Backstreet Boys Singer Howie D Gushes Over Masada During Israel Trip
Backstreet Boys singer Howie Dorough took to Instagram on Tuesday to marvel about climbing the famed Masada fortress with his band during their visit to...
Hassidic Parody of Taylor Swift Song Apes Long Jewish Holidays (VIDEO)
A Jewish comedy troupe released a parody video on Wednesday of Taylor Swift's hit song Shake It Off in which they joke about taking extensive...
EXCLUSIVE: Matisyahu Provides Most Extensive Analysis Yet of His Religious, Musical Evolution (INTERVIEW)
Matisyahu got candid in an exclusive interview with The Algemeiner on Monday about his religious and musical journey - after shedding his Chassidic skin, yarmulke,...
Twenty Years On, the Real and Radical Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
JNS.org - "He was part hippie, part yippie, part beatnik, and part New Age," wrote Elli Wohlgelernter in a Jerusalem Post eulogy in 1994, following...
Beatlemania Invades the Gaza Strip (SATIRE)
As Hamas loses its grip on power in the Gaza Strip as a result of war, poverty and disillusionment, the Islamist terrorist group has developed an...
Recycling His Roots
JNS.org - Having started his career playing on his family's pots and pans, Jewish musician Billy Jonas has maintained this homemade performance ethic while spreading...
Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Rocks Solo Acoustic Version of Israeli National Anthem – Hatikva (VIDEO)
Ok, fans, question time. What do: Guns 'n' Roses shred-meister guitarist, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (aka Ronald Jay Blumenthal), "Hard Rock Hotel", "Las Vegas" and Israel's "Hatikva" (The...
Singer Tony Orlando Visits Families of Missing Israeli Teens
ABC News/AP - Tony Orlando, the popular 1970s American pop singer, said he visited the families of three Israeli teens missing in the West Bank,...
