Jewish Music Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish music?

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Jewish music today extends well beyond the synagogue, to the concert halls of Israel, the klezmer revival, and the reggae of Matisyahu. How much do you know about Jewish music?

Question 1 of 10
Which event brought Cantor Yosselle Rosenblatt to the attention of the New York Times in 1917?
Question 2 of 10
When Wagner claimed in his essay "Judaism in Music" that Jews could never be "true" creators because they are parasitic, Arnold Schoenberg created what musical response?
Question 3 of 10
Which composition by George Gershwin is a fusion of European classical music with pop, jazz, and blues?
Question 4 of 10
Bob Dylan's 1983 album, Infidels, contains an implicitly pro-Zionist song called:
Question 5 of 10
Whose job was it to sing and play musical instruments as part of the Temple service?
Question 6 of 10
Which of the following songwriters is not Jewish?
Question 7 of 10
Before the 19th century, what was a key difference between Sephardic and Ashkenazic musical traditions?
Question 8 of 10
Henry Sapoznik's klezmer band, Kapelye, appeared in which Hollywood version of a famous novel?
Question 9 of 10
Which musician recorded Hava Nagila as "Holiday Mambo"?
Question 10 of 10
Chava Alberstein sings in which three languages?
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