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Ezra Furman’s new song is inspired by her experience ‘as a Jew and as a trans woman’
Furman said the track, released Monday, is “a protest song intended for use by any movement for collective survival and freedom.” In a statement, she said she sings it “as a Jew and as a ...
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Some Jewish musicians are asking Jewish critics of Israel to stop singing their songs at protests
IfNotNow told Jedwab that it would remove her song from its literature in the future, said the songwriter, who also teaches Jewish studies at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City.
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How Janis Ian’s Jewish heritage inspired some of her greatest hits
A new documentary on the singer's life shows the relationship between her faith, her activism, and her songwriting.
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'We celebrate each other': Jewish, Black communities join in 'Songs of Hope' concert
A concert, "Songs of Hope IV," held Sunday and cosponsored by the Worcester Black Clergy Association and the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, filled the sacred space with song ...