MusicOutrage from Jewish groups after anti-Israel slogans on stage at Coachella festivalKneecap and Green Day attacked Israel and the US during their setsBy JC Reporter1 min read
MusicChannel 5 blurs music legend Graham Gouldman’s hostage pin during interviewThe 10cc frontman claimed he was asked to take the symbol off but refused, saying: ‘I am Jewish, it is my tribe’By Jane Prinsley2 min read
BooksThe Jewish influence on Germany’s post-war avant grade musicThis new portrait of Krautrock shows how the country’s rare Jewish survivors were central to its developmentBy David Bennun2 min read
MusicGreen Day’s pro-Palestine lyrics at Coachella ‘beyond disheartening’‘Disturbed’ frontman David Draiman criticised the rock group for their show of support for Palestine at the music festivalBy Elisa Bray2 min read
MusicFormer Sex Pistol John Lydon defends Israel and calls Hamas ‘just Jew exterminators’The musician defied criticism when he played in Tel Aviv with his band Public Image Ltd in 2010By Elisa Bray3 min read
MusicMusic school founder nominated for UK awardKatie Hainbach worked as an opera singer before moving into teachingBy Elisa Bray3 min read
Music‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escapeItay Kashti was lured to a remote rented cottage in west Wales in August on the pretence of a music collaboration opportunityBy Daniel Ben-David5 min read
Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel biasThe BBC has acknowledged a recently released documentary about Gaza was the result of ‘serious failings’ within the corporationBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||March 7, 2025 14:39
How Jewish is Noah Kahan?The ‘Jewish Ed Sheeran’ plays his debut Glastonbury this summerBy Elisa Bray2 min read||March 6, 2025 16:45
Kanye West caught wearing swastika tee in LA despite saying ‘I’m not a Nazi’The disgraced rapper also launched his latest social media rant before his account was swiftly deletedBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 11:17
Who are the final four vying to become Israel’s Eurovision entry for 2025?Israel will vote on its representative for the singing competition this eveningBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||January 22, 2025 16:50
The complex Jewish past of Bob DylanFrom bar mitzvah boy to born-again Christian releasing gospel music, then back to Judaism, the singer-songwriter is a walking contradiction of JewishnessBy Elisa Bray4 min read||January 16, 2025 10:02
Transformative Orthodox composer Yigal CalekLondon musician infused fervour and aspiration into Jewish lifeBy Gloria Tessler4 min read||January 3, 2025 00:00
2024 in review: Jewish musicThis year Eden Golan, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and the world’s first Israeli-Palestinian boy band hit all the right notesBy Elisa Bray2 min read||December 24, 2024 16:27
There’s light! Venue steps in to host rejected Jewish singerCharedi star Benny Friedman was booked after JC reported his plight amid rising antisemitism in the artsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||December 24, 2024 13:04
How Jewish is singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams?The daughter of film director JJ Abrams is top of the UK singles chart and may well be the Christmas No1 but is she even Jewish?By Elisa Bray2 min read||December 10, 2024 17:07
