Civil-rights icon Theo Bikel left the SNCC, but never the cause of justice
Confessions of a Jewish teenage folkie
The late folk icon’s performance was the first ever to feature the instrument
His recording of ‘Tzena Tzena’ brought sounds of Israel to Americans in 1950
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When the Weavers recorded the popular Israeli folk song ‘Tzena Tzena’ in 1950, they did more than legitimize a strain of musical culture; they introduced Israel to a generation of young Americans
What are the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever? Tablet Magazine’s musicologists rank them all, from sacred to pop to hip-hop, from Rabbi Akiva to Amy Winehouse.
