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From left: Jack Antonoff, Doja Cat and the Haim Sisters. (Photo design by Emily Burack/Getty Images via JTA)
November 25, 2020, 5:11 am
2021 Grammy Awards: All the Jewish nominees
From Haim to comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Tiffany Hadish, to an orchestral ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ adaptation
By Emily Burack
Activists protest racism and hate, after swastikas were found in Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, New York, on November 20, 2016.(AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS)
November 20, 2016, 10:31 pm
Hundreds rally in NY park where swastikas and ‘Go Trump’ were daubed
At memorial to Beastie Boys band member Adam Yauch, Gov. Cuomo pledges hotline, fund and special police unit to deal with hate crimes
By AFP
Noel and Frances Yauch, second from left, and former Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz and wife Rachael, with New York City and Brooklyn officials standing by the plaque marking Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, May 3, 2013. (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty/via JTA)
November 20, 2016, 5:02 pm
Remaining Beastie Boys to lead anti-hate rally in Brooklyn
Park dedicated in memory of deceased band member was vandalized with swastikas on Friday; band says ‘hate has no place’ in US
By JTA
Noel and Frances Yauch, second from left, and former Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz and wife Rachael, with New York City and Brooklyn officials standing by the plaque marking Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, May 3, 2013. (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty/via JTA)
November 19, 2016, 4:53 pm
NY’s Adam Yauch Park vandalized with swastikas, pro-Trump message
Police investigating incident at Brooklyn memorial to late Jewish Beastie Boy; graffiti removed short time later
By ToI Staff and AP
Musician Jamie Saft is changing the world, one tune at a time. (Courtesy of Michael Didonna)
December 5, 2015, 5:16 pm
How one Jewish keyboardist strives to fix the world
American musician Jamie Saft taps into Jewish spirituality, blues, jazz and other influences in the service of ‘tikkun olam’
By Lisa Klug
The Beastie Boys posing with Run-DMC atop a restaurant in midtown Manhattan, May 11, 1987. (Marty Lederhandler/AP Images)
October 31, 2015, 4:29 pm
Beastie Boys musical to open in London
Three core band members were all Jewish and raised in New York City
By JTA
Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts are shocked to discover that they're no longer kids in Noah Baumbach's Toronto International Film Festival debut 'While We're Young.' (courtesy)
September 12, 2014, 7:37 pm
In Toronto, Jews’ movie debuts earn good reviews
With only a few shandas, the 39th International Film Festival did well by members of the tribe
By Jordan Hoffman
French film 'White Bird in a Blizzard' is so bad it's good. (Sundance Film Festival)
January 25, 2014, 12:19 am
The best and Jew-est MOT films from Sundance 2014
This year’s slate at the US’s premiere independent film festival shows there’s no shortage of good stuff heading your way
By Jordan Hoffman
Musician Mike D arrives at Mercedes Benz's 'Transmission LA: AV CLUB' art exhibit at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 19, 2012. The exhibit was curated by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. (photo credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
October 18, 2013, 11:36 am
Make some noise, and wallpaper
Beastie Boys rapper Mike D’s ‘Brooklyn Toile’ features the burough’s famous sights: the bridge, Cyclone rollercoaster, and some hassids
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Noel and Frances Yauch, second from left, and former Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz and wife Rachael, with New York City and Brooklyn officials standing by the plaque marking Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, May 3, 2013. (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty/via JTA)
May 8, 2013, 12:31 pm
Park named for Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch
Playground just blocks from where the musician grew up
Beastie Boys in Barcelona, 2007 (photo credit: Michael Morel, CC-BY, wikipedia)
May 1, 2013, 1:17 pm
Try to ‘keep up’ with new Beastie Boys memoir
‘A multidimensional experience,’ book is edited by hip-hop journalist Sacha Jenkins
Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys. (photo credit: Fabio Venni, CC BY-SA via Flickr)
From the WebMay 6, 2012, 2:37 pm
Remembering the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, an icon of Remix Culture
Wired: With the death of MCA, a musical movement loses a founding father
From the WebMay 4, 2012, 8:52 pm
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys passes away at 48
Jewish-born rapper known as ‘MCA’ died after a long battle with cancer, GlobalGrind reports
Beastie Boys in Barcelona, 2007 (photo credit: Michael Morel, CC-BY, wikipedia)
April 14, 2012, 2:40 am
Class of 2012 has a Jewish tune
This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee class includes eight Jewish musicians and artists
By Matt DeFaveri
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