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Tag: George Gershwin

0 Culture Music

Moment's Soundtrack of the Jewish People with Joe Levy

MomentMag · 20 Sep

Joe Levy, a former editor at Rolling Stone and Billboard, discusses the profound impact of Jewish musicians on American culture with Moment Magazine’s Nadine Epstein.

0 Literature History

Jewish Lives · 7 Aug 2024

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a prominent American writer known for her bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, which advocated for American capitalism, individualism, and creativity.

0 Music Culture

Jewish Lives · 18 Nov 2019

The Jewish Lives Podcast episode on Irving Berlin highlights the composer's significant impact on American popular song, with George Gershwin even calling him the greatest of his era.

0 Music Ethics

Paul Berman in Tablet · 5 Nov 2019

The Metropolitan Opera in New York is featuring George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" with an all-black cast, a choice stemming from Gershwin's desire to avoid racial insensitivity in performances.

0 Music Culture

Is It Time For A Yiddish ‘Porgy And Bess?’

Forward · 3 Oct 2019

J. Hoberman explores the intriguing idea of reimagining George Gershwin's classic opera "Porgy and Bess" in a Yiddish setting, highlighting the cultural intersections between Gershwin's Jewish and African-American influences.

0 Culture Music

David Lehman in Tablet · 8 Oct 2009

David Lehman's book, "A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs," celebrates the significant contributions of Jewish composers and lyricists to the American music scene.