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Ivy Gitlis: Israeli Virtuoso Violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Dies at Age 98

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckDecember 27, 2020

Renowned Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis passed away on Dec. 24, 2020 at age 98. He died in Paris, where he had lived since the late 1960s. Over his very long and prolific career, Gitlis performed with many of the world’s premier symphony orchestras, but he also played with rock stars and jazz bands. In 1990,…

Female Cantors: Raising Beautiful Voices in Song and Prayer

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckNovember 20, 2020

Some 65 years ago, the idea of women serving as cantors in temples and synagogues seemed fanciful. In 1955, reportedly, Betty Robbins because the first female cantor in the U.S. In 1975, Barbara Ostfeld became the first woman to be ordained as a female cantor. Today, a great many female cantors serve in Reform and…

Michael Tilson Thomas: Beloved Conductor, Composer, and Pianist

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckOctober 16, 2020

Conductor, compsr, and pianist Michael Tilson Thomas (75) has had an illustrious decades-long career in music. He was the longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony and the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he is the artistic director of the New World Symphony, an American orchestral academy based in Miami Beach. Tilson…

George Gershwin: Brilliant Composer of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckSeptember 5, 2020

Revered composer and pianist George Gershwin (Sept. 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) made enormous contributions to both American popular and classical music. Some of his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928); the songs “Swanee” (1919) and “Fascinating Rhythm” (1924); the jazz standard “I Got Rhythm” (1930); and…

Cantor Azi Schwartz: The Prayer ‘Adon Olam’ Set to a Song from ‘Hamilton’

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckAugust 6, 2020

Azi Schwartz, Senior Cantor at the Conservative Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, is a renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches both Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden, the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, and the Israeli Knesset. Cantor Schwartz has debuted…

Debbie Friedman: Her Beautiful Religious Songs Move and Inspire

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckJuly 14, 2020

Deborah “Debbie” Friedman (z”l), Feb. 23, 1951 – Jan. 9, 2011, was a beloved singer-songwriter of Jewish religious songs. Hundreds of Jewish congregations in America -– Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, and even some Orthodox — have incorporated her music into their prayer services. Friedman was a feminist and a lesbian. She died from cancer at…

Drake: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, and More

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckJune 2, 2020

Aubrey Drake Graham, known professionally simply as Drake, 33, is a highly successful rapper, singer, songwriter, executive producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Born in Canada to a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father, Drake was raised as a Jew: He attended a Jewish day school and had a bar mitzvah.   Quote: “There will be days when…

Cantor Shulem Lemmer: First Hasidic Singer to Sign with Major Label

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckMay 2, 2020

Shulem Lemmer, 30, who goes by the stage name “Shulem,” is a Hasidic cantor and performer who moves effortlessly between singing sacred Jewish prayers and secular pop music. His beautiful tenor voice has enabled him to become the first Hasidic singer to sign with a major record label: Decca Gold.   Quote: “When I sing…

Dave Koz: Popular Smooth-Jazz Saxophonist and Radio and TV Host

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckMarch 26, 2020

Dave Koz, 56, is best known as a talented smooth-jazz saxophonist with numerous albums to his credit. In addition to his musicianship, Koz has had a successful career as a radio host for programs such as The Dave Koz Radio Show, The Dave Koz Morning Show, and currently The Dave Koz Lounge. He is host…

Shalva Band: Proving Disabilities Need Not Limit the Joy of Music

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 16, 2020

The Shalva Band is an Israeli musical group composed of eight members who have a variety of disabilities. The band has inspired audiences in Israel and countries in North America, South America, and Europe. Last year Shalva competed in the Israeli reality show Rising Star to the Eurovision 2019. They eventually withdrew from the contest…

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Nobel Prizes
Although Jews are less than two-tenths of one percent of the world’s population, more than 20% of Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. Source: Google

Polio Vaccine
Millions and millions of people worldwide have been spared the ravages of poliomyelitis — including paralysis and even death — thanks to research conducted by Jewish scientist Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The Salk vaccine entered widespread use in the U.S. in 1955. Source: Wikipedia

Miss Liberty
The words “…give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” on the Statue of Liberty were written by Emma Lazarus, a Jew. Source: BuzzFeed

Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss, an immigrant from Germany, invented his blue jeans in 1873. Source: BuzzFeed

Start-Up Nation
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world. Source: BuzzFeed

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