Music
Consolation in dark times is not always a bad thing.
To mark the 76th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the historian looks at the national anthem’s story, mysteries, and paradoxes.
From Jeremiah to klezmer.
Frugal, modest civil servants, neither worldly nor political—but willing to take risks.
He was not Bob Hope on a USO tour.
Moses Mendelssohn’s grandson was raised a Christian, but his compositions reflect his Jewish roots.
In one album, the American country musician brought his listeners on a musical tour of Israel.
Esther Bejerano, in memoriam.
When is a Jewish star just a pattern?
And devoted himself to reviving forgotten Jewish music.
The Holocaust-restitution system breaks down.
Some reflections on how we Jews cope with the majority culture around us, provoked by Handel’s beautifully crafted 1741 oratorio.
“The self-assured informality of Israeli audiences in shorts and khaki shirts, score in hand, immediately enchanted him.”