Edmonton UJA 2017-18 Campaign blasts off at the Citadel Theatre
by Susan Schiffman (HaKol) – What was that soulful sound blasting from the UJA kickoff? Was it the shofar? No, it was New York saxophonist…
Music
Punk bands prove shofar isn’t just for the High Holidays
By Michael Croland (JTA) — Schmekel — a transgender Jewish punk band based in Brooklyn — opened its 2011 album with “I’m Sorry, It’s Yom…
UJA Campaign Klezmer Kickoff features renowned saxophonist Paul Shapiro and friends
(EJNews) – The Edmonton Jewish Federation and United Jewish Appeal are hosting a very special 2017 campaign kickoff event on September 12th at the Citadel…
op/ed: Billy Joel wore a yellow Jewish star. Thanks, but the trend should stop there.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — Few artifacts of the Holocaust move me like the yellow star. Homely and seemingly innocuous, they sit in…
Billy Joel wears yellow Star of David during concert encore
(JTA) — Billy Joel wore a yellow Star of David on his sports jacket during the encore of his monthly concert at Madison Square Garden….