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DAM: Who’s The Terrorist?

DAM: Who’s The Terrorist?

In Arabic with English subtitles, this video presents a rap song from the beginning of the Second Intifada by the

Yiddish Tango During World War II

Yiddish Tango During World War II

As tango gained popularity during the 1930s, Jewish musicians in Eastern Europe began fusing traditional Jewish music with modern tango,

Al-Aqsa Has Called: A Song From the Second Intifada

Al-Aqsa Has Called: A Song From the Second Intifada

This video clip posted by Palestinian Media Watch presents part of the song “Al-Aqsa Has Called” by Egyptian singer Muhammad Fouad. Released

DAM: Born Here

DAM: Born Here

In Hebrew with English subtitles, this music video features the iconic Palestinian hip-hop group DAM rapping about the discrimination they

Brother, The Oppressors Have Gone Too Far: A Palestinian Incitement Song

Brother, The Oppressors Have Gone Too Far: A Palestinian Incitement Song

Posted by Palestinian Media Watch, this video clip reveals how the official Palestinian Authority television channel began to rebroadcast a

Cultural Entertainment in the Warsaw Ghetto

Cultural Entertainment in the Warsaw Ghetto

Despite the horrendous living conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto, there were professional theaters featuring music and drama performances in both Polish

Holocaust Requiem

Holocaust Requiem

The above video [06:00]  includes the music and narrative from Zlata Razdolina’s Holocaust Requiem– an orchestral adaptation of Itzhak Katzenelson’s

Shadia Mansour: Al Kufiyyeh (The Arabic Scarf)

Shadia Mansour: Al Kufiyyeh (The Arabic Scarf)

This music video features Shadia Mansour, “the first lady of Arabic hip-hop,” and M-1, an American rapper and activist, rapping about

The Jewish Partisans’ Song: A Tribute to the Heroic Jews of the Holocaust

The Jewish Partisans’ Song: A Tribute to the Heroic Jews of the Holocaust

The Jewish Partisans’ Song, “Zog Nit Keynmol” (Never Say),  was written in 1943 by Hirsch Glick in the Vilna Ghetto.

The Story Behind the Song Ani Ma’amin

The Story Behind the Song Ani Ma’amin

This film [03:52], produced by Chabad of Venice, tells the moving story of cantor Azriel David Fastig’s composition of a