Tag: music
In first, Israeli and Emirati singers release duet
In another sign of the warming ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following the Sept. 15 signing of the Abraham Accords, singers from both countries came together for a first-of-its-kind duet.
Appropriately titled “Hello, friend,”...
Chassidic singer to help raise awareness of COVID-19 in religious communities
Trump administration has recruited a Chassidic singer to help raise awareness about the coronavirus in Orthodox Jewish communities in New York City and its surrounding areas amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.
In a...
Lifting voices for the High Holidays, even in COVID times
Like Maestro Leonard Bernstein guiding young people through the joys and intricacies of classical music two generations ago, Joey Weisenberg is a gentle, but no less passionate, tutor. He’s not teaching about the bravado...
YouTube deletes British rapper Wiley’s channel for ‘repeated violations’
YouTube has removed the official channel of the British rapper Wiley after he posted anti-Semitic remarks recently on social media.
A spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post that “following repeated violations, YouTube has terminated Wiley’s channels from our platform.”
Last week, YouTube...
Hundreds of musicians speak out after rapper’s anti-Semitic social-media posts
Hundreds of musicians in the United Kingdom made a stand against “all forms of racism” following anti-Semitic social-media posts by British rapper Wiley.
Popular names like Rita Ora, Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi, Lily Allen and...
“A bayshpil”, sung by Jacob Gorelik
Jacob (Yankev) Gorelik was born in Schedrin (Shchadryn, Scadryn) Belarus, and came to the US in the 1920s. This performance was recorded at a concert in New York City on November 10th, 1990, organized...
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram remove British rapper Wiley after anti-Semitic posts
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have deactivated the accounts belonging to the British rap star Wiley after he posted anti-Semitic remarks.
“There is no place for hate speech on Facebook and Instagram,” a company spokesperson told The Guardian....
Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech
International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews in the United Kingdom after British rap star Wiley, who has hundreds of thousands of followers, went on an...
Rapper Jay Electronica calls rabbi a ‘coward’ and ‘devil’
Rapper Jay Electronica called Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a “coward” and a “devil” following the rabbi’s appearance last week on the podcast hosted by...
UK Home Secretary blasts Twitter, Instagram, over ‘abhorrent’ anti-Semitic posts
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Priti Patel demanded an explanation from Twitter and Instagram on Sunday regarding the length of time anti-Semitic posts by British rapper Richard Kylea Cowie Jr., aka Wiley, were allowed...