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A Naye Geshikhte: Echoes from Yiddish Electronic

JL;DR SUMMARY DJ Chaia's debut album, Yiddish Electronic, marks a significant fusion of techno and Yiddish music, dubbed 'kleztronica'. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish DiasporaNew York CitySpiritualityAnti ZionismYiddish MusicKleztronicaBundismCollective LiberationDj Chaia

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"On the night of May 31st, 300 New YorkersJewish, gentile, religious, spiritual, and seculargathered at Public Records for DJ Chaias Yiddish Electronic album release party."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"If you havent had a chance to see her live, catch her in Detroit, Chicago, or Toronto."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"If you havent had a chance to see her live, catch her in Detroit, Chicago, or Toronto."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"If you havent had a chance to see her live, catch her in Detroit, Chicago, or Toronto."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"...as they passed out flyers for mutual aid to support Palestinians in Gaza, Elana invited the audience members to join their movement..."

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