All the 2019 Jewish Tony nominees
by Emily Burack NEW YORK (JTA) — The Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday were dominated by “Hadestown,” a musical about the Greek myth of Orpheus…
Music
Hear your favorites at the Edmonton Schoolboys Alumni concert: March 24 at Beth Israel
(Edmonton) – Concert band music has a unique sound, different from symphony, different from small ensembles. The Edmonton Schoolboys Alumni band is a seniors’ band,…
Festival Hatzafon returns to YEG to celebrate Israeli dance: March 17
(EJNews) – As the weather slowly changes we are reminded that not only are Purim and Passover around the corner but so is Festival Hatzafon! …
Jeff Tweedy on his Jewish conversion, the next Wilco album and why he loves his synagogue
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — Since the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, there have been quite a few rock stars with Jewish heritage. To name…
A collection of Yiddish songs was thought lost forever. Now they’ve been nominated for a Grammy.
by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — In the despair of the Soviet Union’s fierce World War II battles against the Nazis, a 42-year-old Jewish man from…