Concertgebouw director Simon Reinink said that allowing Shai Abramson to perform would be ‘against our mission’
By Jamie Shapiro
Enrico Macias’ planned concert in Istanbul was cancelled after ‘intense calls for protests against’ it
By Jacob Jaffa
This year’s festival boasts an abundant lineup of Jewish talent – here are the JC’s top picks
By Eliana Jordan
So much Jewish talent at the UK’s most beloved music festival
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The event’s broadcaster announced that flags would be allowed in the crowd as long as they were not linked to racism, violence or banned terrorist groups
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The ‘Jewish Ed Sheeran’ plays his debut Glastonbury this summer
By Elisa Bray
Hilton Nathanson set up the charity Bishnat in his father’s memory to celebrate Judaism’s musical traditions and, in the wake of October 7, to show solidarity with the Jewish state
This year Eden Golan, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and the world’s first Israeli-Palestinian boy band hit all the right notes
Charedi star Benny Friedman was booked after JC reported his plight amid rising antisemitism in the arts
By Daniel Ben-David
Despite ‘overwhelming’ demand for him in the city, Friedman’s team has for months failed to secure a London venue over links to Israel
From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany
By Rob Rinder
As Jonathan Sacks put it, “The history of the Jewish spirit is written in its songs”