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The opera fans who saved Jews from the Nazis

Meet the musician whose new album tells the extraordinary story of two Sunderland sisters who saved 29 Jews from the Nazis

By Elisa Bray

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April 3, 2024 16:51

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Shul music has given me a taste for melancholia

Every synagogue has a different approach, but I’m grateful I grew up with a choir and organ

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April 3, 2024 08:04

‘They lit my Jewish fire’: How Matisyahu blew away the boycott mob

The Chasidic reggae star tells the JC about getting cancelled, threatened and abused on his recent tour of America – and what he did to fight back

By Jane Prinsley

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March 20, 2024 16:04

‘They lit my Jewish fire’: How Matisyahu blew away the boycott mob

Start-up producing ‘deepfakes’ of tracks by Amy Winehouse and Drake faces legal action

Voicify, which operates online as Jammable, has received a legal letter accusing it of infringing copyright

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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March 18, 2024 16:54

Drake picks up his Brit Award (Photo: Getty Images)

Teenager releases song in aid of cancer charity

Proceeds from the debut track will go towards Future Dreams

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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March 15, 2024 10:47

Mollie Freedman in a music video for her debut release, 'Sorry is not okay'

How saxophonist Benny Green’s son is keeping the family’s musical tradition alive

Leo Green thought of himself as a musician before he started playing an instrument

By Francine White

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March 12, 2024 16:12

Showman: Leo Green playing at a concert in support of Prostate Cancer UK, in 2015 Credit: Alamy

Antisemitic rapper Wiley stripped of MBE

The grime pioneer has previously attacked ‘Satanic Jews’ in a social media rant

By Felix Pope

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February 23, 2024 17:36

Grime godfather: Wiley has been stripped of his MBE

Matisyahu accuses venues of antisemitism after gigs cancelled amid anti-Israel protests

Staff at sold-out concerts in Arizona and New Mexico refuse to work after venues targeted by protesters

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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February 16, 2024 14:51

Matisyahu performs at European Maccabi Games in 2015 in Berlin, Germany (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Israeli rap duo threaten Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid and Mia Khalifa in war anthem ‘Harbu Darbu’

Hip-hop singers Ness and Stilla released the controversial drill song in response to the aftermath of October 7

By Eliana Jordan

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February 14, 2024 16:12

The great healing power of musical instruments

Brian Eno and Massive Attack back anti-Israel boycott campaign against music festival

Amsterdam concert hall accused of ‘capitulating to terrorism’ as it cancels Jerusalem Quartet

Zutons singer reveals he warned Amy Winehouse her version of ‘Valerie’ would flop

The singers putting on a Jewish-themed show to ‘celebrate this wonderful culture’

The biblical story of Song of Songs hits the London stage

How Kabbalah and karaoke took me from science to music

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