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Israeli singer Svika Pick, who died Aug. 14, 2022, at the age of 72, in 1985. (Photo/JTA-Moshe Shai-Flash90)
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Svika Pick, Eurovision-winning singer who coaxed Israel into the world of pop, dies at 72

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 16, 2022

Svika Pick, the singer whose plaintive voice lured Israel into the delights of pop banality, has died. Born Henryk Pick in Poland in 1947, Pick gave Israel an expansive vision […]

Diane Wolf and son Max Hirtz-Wolf on the deck of their home in Berkeley. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

How this Jewish musician from Berkeley found a sense of belonging in Germany

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 3, 2021
Jewlia Eisenberg, the musical polymath behind Charming Hostess, Book of J. and a million other projects, has passed away from a rare autoimmune disease at the age of 50.
Posted inObituaries

In memoriam: Jewlia Eisenberg, a shining star in the musical Jewniverse 

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

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