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This chanteuse brought Yiddish music to life a century ago

This forgotten musician was once a world-famous singer of both opera and Yiddish folk music. Isa Kremer was a diva who took America by storm.
People

Everything to Know About Adam Sandler’s 'The Chanukah Song,' Which Debuted 30 Years Ago This Season

Sandler's song — which celebrates the many famous Jewish people in Hollywood — has become a yearly classic Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Put on your yarmulke: It’s time for ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

From ‘Coffee Talk’ to ‘The Hanukkah Song,’ 36 standout Jewish moments from 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live’

Many Jewish comedy greats got their start in the once-scrappy comedy sketch show, which celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend. Since its humble beginnings in 1975, when a Jewish writer and ...