On Election Day, Jewish Dems face challenges

Published on November 2, 2010

Several Jewish Democratic incumbents are fighting for their political survival as Americans head to the polls.

Rightward swing in Hungarian elections

Published on April 12, 2010

A far right party, Jobbik, won 26 seats in Hungarian parliamentary elections Sunday, to the dismany of Hungarian and European Jewish leaders.

The winner in Sunday's election was the conservative Fidesz party and its ally the Christian People’s Party, which together took 206 seats in the 386-seat Parliament. Fidesz now has until June to form a government.

MUSIC: ‘That Yemenite Kid’  Diwon makes a mix tape—in Yiddish

Published on October 7, 2008

Courtesy of Diwon, the artist formerly known as DJ Handler and otherwise known as the executive director of Modular Moods and Shemspeed.com, comes this fresh mix of pop, hip-hop, electronica and . . . Yiddish?

Calendar Girls Picks and Clicks August 23 - 29: Benny Goodman, opera, magic and more

By Dikla Kadosh and Danielle Berrin
Published on August 22, 2008

This may be your only chance to help a budding filmmaker out and see "The Impossible Itself."

MUSIC VIDEO: The Boswell Sisters— ‘The Heebie jeebies’ (1932)

By The Web Guy
Published on May 25, 2008

Connie, Martha and Vet in a movie version (filmed for "The Big Broadcast") of one of their earliest commercial recordings

MUSIC VIDEO: Kenny Ellis—‘Swingin’ Dreidel’

Published on December 14, 2006

Kenny Ellis sings his hit single from his 'Hanukkah Swings!' album on Favored Nations Records.

There’s Some Good Music to Fill the Air

By George Robinson
Published on December 15, 2005

I was sitting in a fast-food joint last week when they piped in a pop-salsa version of "Jingle Bells." If it had been Eddie Palmieri or Ray Barretto, I would have been fine, but this sounded like Menudo on crystal meth, and I decided I'd had enough Christmas music for the next millennium.