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Israeli DJ Itzik Lachmani playing in San Francisco for Purim 2024. (Courtesy)
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This Israeli expat DJ wants the Bay Area to party like Tel Aviv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 10, 2025March 10, 2025
Music Director Lahav Shani conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. (Shai Skiff)
Posted inMusic

Israel Philharmonic to return to San Francisco with deeply personal program 

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert February 27, 2025March 3, 2025
Elsa Cedeño sings as Amy Winehouse for tribute band Valerie at Broadway Studios in San Francisco in December 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Amy Winehouse’s vocal legacy reignited through local tribute band

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb February 26, 2025February 20, 2026
Jason Veasey and Ana Yi Puig in rehearsal for "Nobody Loves You." (Sarah Sugg)
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Musical comedy from Berkeley pals aims Cupid’s arrow at dating shows

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss February 12, 2025February 18, 2025
six people perform a chaotic modern dance on stage
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Israel’s famed Batsheva Dance Company bringing its lithe athleticism back to Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 10, 2025February 11, 2025
Kanye stands with his arms crossed in front of a sign with the Adidas and Yeezy logos
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Kanye West bought a Super Bowl ad. His product? A swastika T-shirt.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
Yuval Raphael sings "Dancing Queen" on "Rising Star" to become Israel's selection for the 2025 Eurovision competition, Jan. 22, 2025. (Screenshot)
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Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Noah Kahan performing in Edmonton, Canada, March 29, 2024. (Wikimedia Commons)
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‘Stick Season’ singer Noah Kahan to headline Napa festival

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 14, 2025January 15, 2025
An older bald man plays guitar and sings into a microphone
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Peter Yarrow, Jewish musician and activist of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
Woman sings
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Meet Valerie Hamaty, the Arab Christian leading the race to represent Israel at Eurovision

by Deborah Danan January 4, 2025January 4, 2025

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