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Psoy Korolenko, left, and Anna Shternshis, right, collaborated on "Yiddish Glory: The Silenced Songs of World War II." (Photo and design by Dan Rosenberg via JTA)
July 18, 2026, 10:45 am
Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia
Tour through Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing plays Yiddish music rescued by Moisei Beregovsky, a Soviet Jewish ethnomusicologist, and rediscovered in the 1990s
By Shira Li Bartov
Thumbnails of Hanukkah videos by (clockwise from top left) The Maccabeats, Y-Studs, Matisyahu and Six13. (YouTube)
December 21, 2025, 4:07 pm
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ AI lead this year’s Hanukkah video crop
YouTube is filled with AI-generated music videos that blur the lines between reality and art, including from a Jewish mother from the West Bank who only began composing in June
By Zev Stub
Some of the orchestras and singers participating in the 11 concerts for Hatikvah Project, commemorating October 7 through music, October 21-28, 2025 (Courtesy)
October 21, 2025, 11:56 pm
11 orchestras play around Israel, marking October 7 anniversary
Hatikva Project offers symbolically priced concerts, focused on music with meaning, in order to bring comfort
By Jessica Steinberg
Isabel Frey, a singer and ethnomusicologist, contributed a parody of Israel's national anthem to a collection of Yiddish songs in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. (Michele Pauty via JTA)
July 31, 2025, 12:42 pm
New album of Yiddish songs casts Israel as ‘evildoer’ in Gaza, with no mention of Oct. 7
With no condemnation of Hamas, ‘Lider mit Palestine’ draws on a long Jewish history of subversive music to express solidarity with the Palestinians and oppose the war
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Hasidic duo Zusha performing in 2019. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
July 16, 2025, 3:31 am
Woodstock, but make it Orthodox: A Jewish music festival comes to the Catskills
On Aug. 7, Israeli singer Ishay Ribo will headline the Yamim Ba’im concert, which seeks to put a spiritual stamp on a venue with a very different Jewish legacy dating back to 1969
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Lenny Solomon (singing) performs with Shlock Rock at the Young Israel of Oceanside synagogue in 2018 (Courtesy)
May 20, 2025, 7:19 am
In ‘King of Shlock’ documentary, an Orthodox rocker tries to parody like it’s 1999
Short film takes intimate look at the four-decade career of Lenny Solomon, whose niche cover act Shlock Rock became an iconic staple for religious American Jews in the 80s and 90s
By Zev Stub
Benny Friedman performs in a concert in Israel in February 2023. (Screencapture YouTube/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 22, 2024, 8:25 pm
Top Hasidic singer’s UK show cancelled due to security fears, moves to new venue
Benny Friedman’s concert at London’s Clapham Grand was canceled; it will now take place at the Lighthouse Theatre in Camberwell, with 50% greater capacity
By Zev Stub
Gil Shefler, left, and Gilad Abro, center, and Elana Rozenfeld, right, of the "Jazzukah Project." (Courtesy)
December 21, 2024, 10:20 pm
‘Jazzukkah Project’ aims to create a new Jewish soundtrack for the holiday season
Jazz band hopes its Hanukkah repertoire will provide an alternative to Christmas music for Jewish audiences, will perform at New York synagogue on the first night of festival
By Luke Tress
Six13's Wicked Chanukah video (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 18, 2024, 5:39 pm
Viral ‘Wicked’ Hanukkah video shines light with message of resilience
The song by veteran Jewish a cappella group Six13 has already racked up hundreds of thousands of views across social media
By Zev Stub
Frank London, standing, works with a team of musicians at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle, New York, May 22, 2024. (Aaron Bendich via JTA)
May 30, 2024, 4:17 am
Klezmer legend Frank London gears up to fight for his life. But first, one more show
A May 22 all-star recording session sought to make contemporary classics of seven new Jewish tunes as the acclaimed musician began grueling cancer treatments
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Jenni Asher is studying at the Academy for Jewish Religion California to become a cantor. (Arjun Ramesh via JTA)
April 12, 2024, 1:53 am
Jenni Asher is set to become first ordained Black woman cantor in the US
The accomplished violinist and cantorial soloist will be one of America’s two Black cantors upon her graduation
By Andrew Esensten and Shoshana McKinney Kirya-Ziraba
David Sasso, second from right, and musicians at the premiere of “Zakhor: A Requiem for October 7,” at the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv, on March 21, 2024. (Yoav Shapiro/courtesy)
April 3, 2024, 11:17 am
In Israel on a solidarity tour, Yale academic premieres October 7 art song cycle
Psychiatrist Dr. David Sasso’s ‘Zakhor: A Requiem for October 7,’ has a world debut performance in Tel Aviv as the final event in a Yale faculty trip in support of Israeli academics
By Gavriel Fiske
Rabbi Ilan Glazer (drums) and his band, featuring wife Sherri on vocals, perform at the 'Gam Ki Elech' album release show on January 14, 2024. (Maranda Kosten via Ilan Glazer/ via JTA)
February 19, 2024, 2:27 am
When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own
After losing their son 26 weeks into a long-sought pregnancy, Ilan and Sherri Glazer found no liturgy for their loss. They’re releasing a new album inspired by their experience
By Jackie Hajdenberg
John Zorn performs in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, New York City, July 30, 2016. (Ebet Roberts/Redferns via Getty Images via JTA)
January 17, 2024, 1:25 am
John Zorn’s avant-garde Jewish music finally hits Spotify, sparking debate among fans
The pioneering musician has long held out against streaming services that pay artists a pittance, leaving listeners to judge whether his recent decision is for the best
By Miri Villerius
Illustrative: The 'chair dance' at a Jewish wedding. (Flickr/ CC BY-2.0/mariko)
June 12, 2023, 5:44 am
The hora, the hora! How American-Jewish wedding music changed its tune over the years
Musicologist Uri Schreter charts how US Jews have fused old traditions with new since arriving in the country
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
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