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singer songwriter
Meet the Jewish singer whose music you already know from McDonald’s, MTV ads
Jewish Journal
September 4, 2015
You may have never heard of singer-songwriter Cathy Heller, but chances are you’ve heard her music.
Jewish singer/songwriter, performer Debbie Friedman dies
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2011
Debbie Friedman, a popular singer and songwriter who is widely credited with reinvigorating synagogue music, has died. Friedman died Sunday after being hospitalized in Orange County for several days with pneumonia. She was in her late 50s.
MUSIC VIDEO: Avigal Cohen –‘ Erev Rosh HaShanah’ (New Year’s Eve)
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2007
Israeli singer songwriter Avigail Cohen expresses universal hopes and doubts in \’Erev Rosh Hashana\’: \”There\’s a last ray of sunlight, the fading year is disappearing in the dim light. What will the New Year bring with it? The darkness spreads a scent of hope.\”
Stein Scores Grammy
Wendy J. Madnick
March 3, 2005
In the midst of all of the glamour of the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, one could easily miss the hurrahs of one local cantor. But it was a proud moment for Chazzan Mike Stein of Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills, one of a group of musicians honored Feb. 13 with an award in the Best Children\’s Music category for \”\”cELLAbration! A Tribute to Ella Jenkins.\”
Livin’ La
Gaby Wenig
December 18, 2003
Singer-songwriter Diex sees himself as an ambassador, a bridge between the unlikely worlds of the prayer filled synagogues and the groove-shaking beats of J Lo, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin.
Enrico Suavé
Curt Schleier
October 28, 1999
In 1961, a saddened and disheartened 23-year-old Algerian school teacher and musician named Gaston Ghenassia was merely one of the thousands of refugees on a ship bound for France, leaving his homeland in the aftermath of the Algerian Revolution. Little did he know at the time how defining a moment it was to become in his life.
Director Comes Full Circle with ‘The Envoy’
Naomi Pfefferman
April 8, 1999
In 1961, a saddened and disheartened 23-year-old Algerian school teacher and musician named Gaston Ghenassia was merely one of the thousands of refugees on a ship bound for France, leaving his homeland in the aftermath of the Algerian Revolution. Little did he know at the time how defining a moment it was to become in his life.
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