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The Shvesters: Paulina Levi (left) and Polina Fradkin. Photo by Nira Dayanim.

How two Yiddish soul sisters became a singing sensation

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When singers Polina Fradkin and Paulina Levi got 50,000 Instagram followers, they celebrated with a cake. But these days, they are really cooking. The Shvesters (the Yiddish word for “The Sisters”) now have 134,000 followers on...
Matthew Lazar. Credit: Courtesy of Zamir Choral Foundation.

Zamir Choral Foundation launches program to train Jewish choir conductors

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A $500,000 donation to the Zamir Choral Foundation from husband and wife Robert and Vicki Lieberman aims to teach conductors of Jewish choral music. Named after Matthew Lazar, the foundation’s founder and director, between 12 and 15...

Sukkot and Sukkah Songs

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The seven days of Sukkot—celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the Four Kinds, and rejoicing—is the holiday when we expose ourselves to the elements in covered huts, commemorating G‑d's sheltering our ancestors as...

Troubadour 2024 Featuring Yuval Ron Ensemble

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Join us to dance, sing and be elevated with the inspiring music of Yuval Ron Ensemble. Featuring the soulful vocalist Elinor Sitrish, Armenian woodwind master Norik Manoukian, percussionist Jamie Papish, and Oud master Yuval Ron, with tantalizing dance by Ariel, performing their...

Holocaust survivor band member’s 99th birthday with Miami day-school kids

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Saul Dreier has lived many lives in his 99 years in this world. The Holocaust survivor was born in Poland in 1925 to a secular Jewish family in Krakow and lived a normal life...

Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival (Jfest) returns to celebrate 31 years of...

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Mandy Patinkin in Concert headlines this year along with the 15th inspiring Women of Valor, International Hip-Hop Artist Nissim Black, Italian Jews Through the Generations, a Premier Play in Spanish, The Klezmer Summit,...

A trip into the archives for Amid Falling Walls

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Learn about the work that goes into finding the right images to tell the story of Folksbiene’s new musical.
Dedi Graucher. Source: Screenshot.

Chassidic singer ‘Dedi’ Graucher dies at age 62

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After years fighting a serious illness, Oded Dovid (“Dedi”) Graucher died in Jerusalem on Sept. 11. Graucher rose to prominence following the release of his second album, 1993’s “Ratza” with its epic title track making him famous...
Israeli singer Ishay Ribo performs live at Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem, on Sept. 21, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.

Ishay Ribo draws some 15,000 to Madison Square Garden

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Some of recent history’s biggest musical acts have headlined concerts at Madison Square Garden. On Sunday, Orthodox Jewish crossover singer Ishay Ribo became the first Israeli musician to do so, joining the company of...
Yehonatan Geffen. Source: Twitter.

Israeli cultural icon Yehonatan Geffen dies at 76

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Israeli literary, musical and overall cultural icon Yehonatan Geffen died on Wednesday aged 76. “It is hard to imagine the existence of Israeli art, our anthems, the worlds of literature and theater without his unique...