Seth Rogovoy, a contributing editor at The Forward, is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet (Scribner) and the recently-published Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison (Oxford Univ. Press).
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By Seth Rogovoy
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In 1974, Gentle Giant released the song 'Proclamation.' In 2023, Travis Scott sampled it for his song 'Hyaena.'
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The great silent screen comedian was born in 1895
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There was a surprisingly kosher side to the late artist —even if his idea of paradise involved the consumption of cheeseburgers
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Culture The secret Jewish history of Robert De Niro
Though he's perhaps best known for playing Italian gangsters, the actor has played Jewish characters nearly as often
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The songwriter and lead guitarist for the Band died at 80
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Culture The secret Jewish history of the Grateful Dead
The group, led by Jerry Garcia, inspired 'Jews for Jerry' and 'Blues for Challah.'
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The singer, who died at the age of 56, revered Barbra Streisand and had a 'Jewish period'
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Aldean isn't the first to sing the praises of small towns, just one of the most xenophobic
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