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Pop singer and tour manager Melvyn J Taub mourned

He worked in the advertising department for the Jewish Chronicle in the early 1980s, the same decade in which his music career took off

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Performing Just Wanted I Always Wanted in 1982 on Top of the Pops with Mari Wilson and the Wilsations (Melvyn J Taub is centre of the trio of backing singers)

Yannick Nezet-Seguin at the David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City. (Getty Images for Netflix)

Rob Rinder

In times like these, we need the unique comfort music gives us

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Jeremy Sassoon (Photo: Andrew Perry)

Jeremy Sassoon find his mojo singing his way through Jewish musical history

By Jane Prinsley

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Reading from the Torah (Image: Instagram)

Madonna shares photos of adopted twin daughters celebrating their ‘bat mitzvahs’

By Imogen Garfinkel

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: An Oasis fan is photographed next to a new mural depicting Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, created by Manchester street artist Pic.One.Art., on the side of the Sifters Record store in Burnage on August 28, 2024 in Manchester, England. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, estranged for over 15 years, have announced they are due to reunite their band Oasis for a series of concerts next summer. The Manchester band had a string of hits in the 1990's including Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova and Don't Look Back In Anger. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Oy-asis! We already have broiges from the last time you insulted me

By Angela Epstein

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Nova festival is commemorated at Burning Man with a huge art instillation created by Israel artists (Photo: Instagram)

Burning Man pays tribute to Nova Festival victims

By Jane Prinsley

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The Jewish Beatles: Chazan Jonny Turgel, Asaf Flumendorf, Rabbi Akiva Rosenblatt and Bar Markovich

The ‘Jewish Beatles’ sing for the community to come together (right now)

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Review: At Home Farm, Nick Mulvey: A magical night of food and music

This was the second night featuring the Mercury Prize-nominated indie-folk artist

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August 22, 2024 12:26

A warm presence: Nick Mulvey playing at Home Farm

The song I wrote for The Tattooist of Auschwitz is my most profound ever

The song Barbra Streisand sang for the TV series is up for an Emmy. I meet the man who wrote its lyrics

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August 7, 2024 13:52

Music to one's ears: Charlie Midnight in his studio

First trailer for Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet released

Timothée Chalamet stars as the legendary Jewish American folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan

By Daniel Ben-David

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July 24, 2024 17:16

Chalamet as Dylan (Searchlight pictures)

Benjamin Till

By Benjamin Till

’I’m telling the story of Jews in Britain – and I need your help’

Composer Benjamin Till has an ambitious new project, telling 1000 years of Anglo-Jewish history

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July 22, 2024 09:33

Five members of the Mosaic singing group at the New West End shul, including composer in residence Benjamin Till (right).

Youth choir made up of Palestinians and Israelis advances to second round of ‘America’s Got Talent’

Simon Cowell told the Jerusalem Youth Chorus: ‘You made something very complicated beautiful through friendship’

By Eliana Jordan

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July 17, 2024 16:11

Youth choir made up of Palestinians and Israelis advances to second round of ‘America’s Got Talent’

Immanuel shortlisted for schools’ creative award

The college’s music and drama has been recognised for music and drama

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July 8, 2024 16:52

Still from Immanuel's video, Habay'ta (YouTube)

Elisa Bray

The great healing power of musical instruments

The makers of the new iPad ad should see how creativity is helping October 7 trauma victims

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May 30, 2024 11:22

The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in concert

Brian Eno and Massive Attack back anti-Israel boycott campaign against music festival

Pro-Palestine musicians have accused The Great Escape of ‘complicity with ‘genocide’

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May 16, 2024 17:40

Anna Calvi headlined the Great Escape Festival in 2019 in Brighton, England (Photo: Getty Images)

Amsterdam concert hall accused of ‘capitulating to terrorism’ as it cancels Jerusalem Quartet

The Royal Concertgebouw said it could not guarantee the safety of visitors or performers

By Jane Prinsley

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May 15, 2024 16:14

Two performances by the Jerusalem Quartet in Amsterdam have been cancelled (Photo: Facebook)

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