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New Amy Winehouse Exhibit
BY SIX DEGREES STAFF Most of the images we’ve seen of Amy Winehouse tend to depict only the wild and tragic parts of her life. That’s about to change. This summer, The Jewish Museum in Camden,...
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Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel: Whoo Hoo!!!!
Charles Sykes JERUSALEM — A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said...
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‘Seinfeld’s’ George Directs New Musical Based On ’60s Jewish Comedy LPs
Jason Alexander Taking classic ’60s-era Jewish comedy albums and turning them into a modern-day musical? That’s a pretty big matzah ball hanging out there. Nothing actor Jason Alexander can’t handle....
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Ellen Grossman reviews new Jay-Z album
By Jillian Scheinfeld Ellen Grossman sitting next to (and not recognizing) Jay-Z on a New York Subway, December 2012. (YouTube) After befriending rapper Jay-Z on the R train to Brooklyn’s Barclays...
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Just don’t ask him about the beard
Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu returns to Israel this week with three shows and a swirl of questions about whether or not he is still religious BY DEBRA KAMIN Matisyahu has never enjoyed chatting...
View ArticleLou Reed, the perfect Jew?
by Norman Lebrecht Tributes to Lou Reed in Israeli media lead with a statement of his ancestry. Lou, who has died aged 71, is described in the leftwing daily Haaretz as the perfect counter-Jew, the...
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Lazer Lloyd Brings Jews Together With the Power of Song
Lazer Lloyd; an international recording artist and one of Israel’s top guitarists brings Jews together through the power of his music The Jewish Unity Music Project was created by Israeli...
View ArticleOrthodox Jewish beatboxer Josh Leviton, aka the Orthobox
By Elana Dure His tall figure towers over the crowd as he leans over the mic and begins his set of beats. The first chunk of his set is a dubstep sound, the next part a cover of a popular song. He...
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The kvetching is over
BY BILL BROWNSTEIN, Alan Zweig accepts the award for best Canadian feature film for When Jews Were Funny at TIFF in September. Photograph by: Chris Young , THE CANADIAN PRESS The title seems like...
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