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Phil Spector circa 1970. (Photo/JTA-Michael Ochs Archives-Getty Images)
Posted inMusic

Phil Spector, rock legend and murderer, dies at 81 in California prison

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Shira Haas in "Unorthodox"
Posted inCulture

A big honor for Shira Haas; Ed Asner is still working; Leslie Odom Jr.’s Hanukkah song; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 5, 2021January 6, 2021
Nissim Black: "I usually daven with an early morning minyan, and then I usually learn for a while. And then I go out to the field and meditate." (Photo/JTA-Tziporah Litman, courtesy of Black)
Posted inMusic

Hasidic rapper Nissim Black opens up about his creative process, spirituality and Covid recovery

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 17, 2020
Legendary director David Cronenberg is now in front of the camera on "Star Trek: Discovery."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

David Cronenberg does Star Trek; Hallmark does Hanukkah; and Shia LaBeouf gets sued for abuse; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 16, 2020
A kid hoping for a puppy as a present in Daveed Diggs' new Hanukkah song. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inHanukkah

‘They also happen to be Jewish’: Daveed Diggs on representing Jews of color in his new Hanukkah video

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 14, 2020
Jewish hip-hop singer Nissim Black performs during a Hanukkah festival in Pittsburgh in 2018. (Photo/JTA-Esther Wayne-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inCulture

Orthodox rapper Nissim Black’s new single, ‘The Hava Song,’ remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event at the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, Dec. 22, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Eduardus Lee)
Posted inHanukkah

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall decades after the Holocaust

by JTA December 7, 2020December 7, 2020
A kid hoping for a puppy as a present in Daveed Diggs' new Hanukkah song. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Posted inMusic

WATCH: Daveed Diggs’ new ‘Puppy for Hanukkah’ song

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
Israeli pop star Noa Kirel at the MTV European Music Awards in Seville, Nov. 3, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Europa Press Entertainment-Europa Press via Getty Images)
Posted inFilm

Drake-scented candles; Israeli pop star Noa Kirel looks to US; Andy Samberg defends Oscar diversity requirements; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 4, 2020December 4, 2020
Noah Mohan recorded his interaction with a young man posting swastika stickers in Fairfax. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inUncategorized

Amateur rapper goes viral for haranguing Nazi follower out of Fairfax

by Gabriel Greschler December 2, 2020

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