“Understanding popular music -- how it was manufactured and consumed -- is one of the key elements to understanding Israeli culture,” according to Lewis H. Glinert, a professor of Asian and Middle ...

This J.-made Hanukkah playlist brings together some local Jewish artists with songs to set the mood for the holiday season.

“Lider mit Palestine” draws on Jewish music traditions to express solidarity with the Palestinians and opposition to the war. Yiddish is the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe and all the places ...

As an accomplished violinist, Yoni Avi Battat has performed around the world. He has toured as an actor and violinist with the Tony Award-winning musical “The Band’s Visit” and performs with his ...

Singer-songwriter Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, also known as Connie Francis, passed away on Wednesday at 87-years-old. The president of Francis's record label, Concetta Records, Ron Roberts, first ...

Musicologist Uri Schreter shows how postwar trends played out on the dance floor. Of course we also wanted to dance to rock ‘n’ roll and needed musicians who could handle Sinatra for our parents’ ...

On a recent evening, a group of Jewish women gathered at Chabad of Squirrel Hill to rehearse for an upcoming performance. It didn’t take the women long to learn the finale they will perform at “The ...

“Understanding popular music -- how it was manufactured and consumed -- is one of the key elements to understanding Israeli culture,” according to Lewis Glinert, a professor of Asian and Middle ...