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This portrait of Benjamin Melendez was included in the 2010 exhibition "Only in New York." (Photo/JTA-Julian Voloj; Design/JTA-Grace Yagel)
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New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten September 1, 2023September 3, 2023
(From left) Asaf Ophir, Noa Levy and Achi Ben Shalom will perform together as Trio Gesher on Sept. 7 at Sonoma State University.
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From a klezmer trio to a Yiddish cowboy, Sonoma State’s Jewish music series showcases variety

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 25, 2023August 27, 2023
(From left) Jordan Houston (aka Juicy J), Paul Beauregard (DJ Paul) and Cedric Coleman (Frayser Boy) of Three 6 Mafia hold their Oscar statues after winning best original song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp," March 6, 2006. (Photo/Steve Granitz-WireImage)
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Rap group Three 6 Mafia arrives on TikTok with 2 videos of Hasidic Jews

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 21, 2023August 22, 2023
Eric Schoen leads a song session at Camp Kee Tov.
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At Camp Kee Tov, a longtime song leader decides to pass the guitar

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 21, 2023
Keith Naftaly (white shirt) with the seminal rap group Run-DMC. (Photo/Courtesy)
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How a Jewish radio savant turned San Francisco’s KMEL into the top rap station

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 16, 2023August 18, 2023
(Photos/Getty Images; Screenshot/YouTube; Collage by Mollie Suss)
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The 10 most influential Jewish rappers of the past 50 years

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 11, 2023April 17, 2024
Clockwise from top left: The Beastie Boys, Doja Cat and Rick Rubin, shown with Russell Simmons, are a few of the prominent Jewish figures from the first 50 years of hip-hop. (Photos/JTA-Getty Images; Design/JTA-Mollie Suss)
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From Rick Rubin to Doja Cat, Jews have helped shape the first 50 years of hip-hop

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 11, 2023August 16, 2023
Kanye West seen in Los Angeles, Oct. 21, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Rachpoot - Bauer-Griffin via Getty)
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Kanye West is back on Twitter/X after reportedly agreeing not to post antisemitic content

by Ron Kampeas July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
Kaia Berman-Peters, currently on leave from a music program offered jointly by Harvard University and the New England Conservatory of Music, plans to record her first Kleztronica album this summer. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Berman-Peters)
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Kleztronica: How a 22-year-old with a sampler and a vision is pioneering a new genre in music

by Jon Kalish July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
Josh Young as Shlomo Carlebach in the 2018 Jerusalem production of "Soul Doctor." A movie version will be screened in theaters on June 13.
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Planned screening of ‘Soul Doctor’ film about Shlomo Carlebach sparks outrage

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 9, 2023June 21, 2023

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