Jon Kalish
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York, NY, United States
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March comes in with a roar of new Yiddish music
Throughout the city, new versions of old songs, and celebrations of the people who preserved them. → Read More
On stage and in the classroom, Mikhl Yashinsky is stoking the flame of the Yiddish revival
The 32-year-old Chelsea resident is a Yiddish actor and playwright when he isn't teaching the language at YIVO and The Workers Circle. → Read More
When murals depict traumatic history, schools must decide what stays on the wall
Students of color at a high school, a law school and two universities have objected to the way historical murals have portrayed Native Americans and African Americans. → Read More
A wine writer's memoir of growing up Orthodox is bold and complex
Alice Feiring, champion of "natural wines," writes about family and flavor in “To Fall In Love, Drink This.” → Read More
Community bands are back after being battered by the pandemic
There are more than a thousand community bands in big cities and small towns throughout the country. → Read More
A group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn is reviving the golden age of cantorial music
Musician Jeremiah Lockwood hopes to introduce the world to a new music scene bubbling in Brooklyn. → Read More
How Brooklyn klezmer great Andy Statman got a Grand Ole Opry welcome in Nashville
The clarinet and mandolin virtuoso and Orthodox Jew got a standing ovation in his debut at the country music mecca. → Read More
How Russian musicians are raising money for Ukraine
JetLAG bills itself as the largest festival of Russian, Slavic and East European musicians in the U.S. But its organizers almost canceled it this summer because of the war in Ukraine. → Read More
How the arts can help children think about gun violence
The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem. → Read More
After 46 years in a Chelsea loft, a renowned Judaica artist says goodbye to NYC
David Klass, maker of mezuzahs and menorahs, preferred when his Manhattan neighborhood was "the Wild West." → Read More
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance
Finding a thriving dance culture in the Adirondacks Mountains inspired the band to take its sound in an unexpected direction. → Read More
Chester Higgins' camera brings a 360 degree view to Black life
Acclaimed African-American photographer Chester Higgins has made dozens of trips to Africa since the 1970's to document the continent's history and culture. Now 75, he has no plans on slowing down. → Read More
Veteran anti-consumerist crusader Reverend Billy takes aim at climate change
Reverend Billy, the flamboyant "altar-ego" of New York performance artist William Talen, celebrates 20 years of crusading with his Stop Shopping Choir. → Read More
New York City's Village Halloween Parade comes back to life, saved by a serious fan
Canceled last year for only the second time ever because of the pandemic, New York City's storied Village Halloween Parade returns, partly due to one very generous fan. → Read More
Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A Long Out-Of-Print Trove
"The Trojan Story" rocked the music world in 1971, introducing listeners to artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Long out of print, the three-LP set is reissued on June 18. → Read More
Bob Fass, Free-Form Radio Pioneer, Dies At 87
Bob Fass hosted the influential New York City radio show Radio Unnameable for more than 50 years. It served as a megaphone for the 1960s counterculture and boosted folk and blues artists. → Read More
'The Writing On The Wall' Finds Poetry Behind Bars, Projects It Onto Buildings
"Look at all the wisdom, look at all the heart that is imprisoned in our society," says Hank Willis Thomas, cofounder of the art installation project. → Read More
'We Were Curiosities': One Of 'The Last Negroes At Harvard' Shares His Story
In 1959, Kent Garrett was one of 18 black students accepted into a freshman class of more than 1,000. It was an early form of affirmative action, and he chronicles his time on campus in a new book. → Read More
The Archive Of Contemporary Music — And Its 3 Million Recordings — Is Leaving NY
Bob George's archive is an independent operation whose supporters have included David Bowie and Keith Richards. Now it's being forced to move due to rising rents in Manhattan. → Read More
Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95
The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." → Read More