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Eli Wirtschafter (right) and father Josh in their family’s “Fiddler on the Roof” coronavirus parody video. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

‘Separatiooooon!’ — East Bay family’s ‘Fiddler’ coronavirus parody goes viral

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky April 15, 2020April 15, 2020
Kosha Dillz in his music video for "Schmoozin'." (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inMusic

Rapper Kosha Dillz organizes virtual Passover music fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 14, 2020April 15, 2020
Jason Alexander, upper right, invites non-Jews Josh Groban, upper left, Darren Criss, lower left and Rachel Brosnahan to join in a virtual Seder webcast on YouTube, April 11, 2020.
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Star-studded Saturday Night Seder yields 1M viewers, $2.6M for charity and 4 big insights about the Jewish people

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
San Francisco Yiddish Combo members (from left) Alex Farrell, Rebecca Roudman, Jason Eckl, Laura Benson and Josh Mellinger. (JASON ECKL)
Posted inPassover

Yiddish Combo will stream one-song mini-concerts every night during Passover

Laura Pall by Laura Paull April 2, 2020April 2, 2020
Mel Brooks and son Max Brooks made a comedic PSA about social distancing and posted it on Max's Twitter. (SCREENSHOT/TWITTER)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Jewish stars make coronavirus videos at home … for better and for worse

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 1, 2020
Zion80's 2014 performance at the Ashkenaz Festival is on YouTube in full, just one of endless Jewish concerts you can stream online. (FILE PHOTO)
Posted inCulture, Music

Bring the music to you with these 8 Jewish concerts on YouTube

by Andrew Muchin March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
Screenshot of the Contemporary Jewish Museum's virtual tour of its exhibit “Levi Strauss: A History of American Style.”
Posted inArt & About

Art, concerts and museums during a pandemic: What is ‘local’?

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 27, 2020March 30, 2020
Dr. Ilana Sherer, pediatrician and klezmer player.
Posted inTalking With ...

Q&A: A pediatrician who helps trans kids and moonlights playing klezmer

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 23, 2020
Sam Cohen’s violin (COURTESY MARSHA COHEN)
Posted inCulture

Holocaust-era fiddle, via S.F., joins Violins of Hope

Laura Pall by Laura Paull March 19, 2020
From the cover of HAIM's new album, "Women in Music Pt. III."
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Nimoy’s greeting goes to Capitol Hill; Haim goes to the deli; Goldberg goes to Saudi Arabia

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 17, 2020March 19, 2020

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