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TV Buddahs: Proto Punk Born in Tel Aviv
It’s not every day that we come across bands full of Tel Aviv residents (now living in Germany) playing proto punk jams that bring to mind Richard Hell, Television, or The Modern Lovers. So when we heard about TV Buddahs, … Read More
The Weekly Yiderati: Franzen’s Jew Mistake, Harold Bloom’s Hair, Golems, Ben Greenman, and More
According to Marc Tracy at Tablet, Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel (and presidential beach read) Freedom, is a great novel with just one tiny problem: a (minor) Jewish character who doesn’t seem to fit the real life profile of a Jewish, … Read More
Lady Gaga for Rosh Hashana
This Jews doing Gaga thing is becoming a huge trend. Skip the first forty seconds for the real New Year magic. Thanks @TheJewishDream
What do Gene Simmons, Leonard Bernstein, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Sean Connery all Have in Common?
They all share a birthday today! I know you are sitting there asking yourself the same question I am: how could it happen that 2 titans of American Jewish music share a birthday with the father of Miley Cyrus, and … Read More
Announcing the 2010 Six Points Fellowships
Today, The Six Points Fellowship for emerging Jewish artists announced it’s newest fellows. Nine artists were named, who are all working on an original project that explores the connection between artistic disciplines and Jewish cultural expression, and best represent flourishing … Read More
Six Degrees of Julie Klausner Makes This Ted Leo Post Kosher
If you’re ever in New York, and you happen to stop by Jewcy HQ, there is a slight chance you will walk into us blasting a song written by the great Ted Leo. Mr. Leo is universally loved by the … Read More
Adolf Hitler: Black Jew?
Adolf Hitler is likely to have been descended from both Jews and Africans, according to DNA tests. Samples taken from relatives of the Nazi leader show that he is biologically linked to the ‘sub-human’ races he sought to exterminate. (Via … Read More
Michael Ian Black Does Not Like It When You Compare Obama To Hitler
Remember that skit on The State where each member is supposed to tell us something about themselves, and Michael Ian Black tells us his real name is Michael Schwartz, but he changed it because he’s ashamed of being a Jew. … Read More