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Music in Yiddishland – In Conversation with Kleztronica’s Chaia

JL;DR SUMMARY Kleztronica, an innovative fusion of klezmer and techno music, is gaining traction among young Jews seeking alternative cultural spaces. 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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Palestinian LiberationKlezmerYiddishlandProgressive Jewish ValuesKleztronicaQueer CommunityChaiaJewish Diasporic TraditionsTechno MusicCultural Spaces

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"This all changed when I arrived at the venue, DROM, a beautiful bar and lounge in the heart of New York Citys East Village."
Palestinian Territories
"From rave fundraisers for Palestine to Diasporic Techno Nights."
Israel
"Klezmer has survived the Shoah and the harsh Hebraic supremacist policies of the early State of Israel."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"...beats of techno when she arrived in Boston."
Lithuania
"...to the shores of Lithuania tunes include hymns of the Hasidic niggunim..."

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