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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?

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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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