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Hava Nagila

Singer and actor Harry Belafonte in a recording studio, circa 1957. (Photo/JTA-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)
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Harry Belafonte, singer and civil rights activist who popularized ‘Hava Nagila’ in the US, dies at 96

by Lisa Keys and JTA April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Barrier-smashing singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who once boasted of being “the most popular Jew in America” because of his rendition of a Hebrew classic, died Tuesday […]

Fans watch the Utah Jazz play the Memphis Grizzlies in a 2021 playoff game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, May 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Alex Goodlett-Getty Images)
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Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA April 25, 2022April 25, 2022
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)
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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

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