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- David Lee Roth. (OK OK we hear you, holy cow did we miss an important one!) Van Halen's David Lee Roth is half-Jewish on his father's side, and was raised in the Jewish religion, apparently learning to sing by studying for his bar mitzvah.
- Bob Dylan. Dylan has perhaps the most twisting and interesting relationship with Judaism of any rock star on this list. His parents were both presidents of Jewish service organizations and Dylan's extended family included Yiddish speaking grandparents.
- Gene Simmons. Original Kiss member and bassist Simmons was born Chaim Weitz, in Haifa, Israel but changed his name to Eugene Klein (later Gene) when he moved to the USA at age nine.
- Lou Reed. Reed was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1942, his father having changed their family name from Rabinowitz. He grew up with strict conservative Jewish parents.
Musical groups of any genre whose members are all Jewish.
The following includes both musicians who play Jewish rock as well as secular rock musicians that are of Jewish descent.
Nov 27, 2013 · With Hanukkah beginning, now is the perfect time to celebrate the Jewish musicians who have made the biggest impact on the Billboard Hot 100 over the decades.
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The Maccabeats are an American Orthodox Jewish all-male a cappella group. Founded in 2007 at Yeshiva University, Manhattan, New York, the 14-member group specializes in covers and parodies of contemporary hits using Jewish-themed lyrics.
Aug 25, 2016 · For the sake of this list, let’s define “Jewish rock band” as a group of Jewish musicians who a) perform traditional chassidic niggunim, b) adapt lyrics from biblical/liturgical text, and/or c) sing about identifiable Jewish themes in Hebrew or English – all with a rock sound. Here are my top three Jewish rock bands:
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Oct 1, 2024 · Some of the most-loved musicians in the world are Jewish: stars like Madonna and Lady Gaga to the rock gods in KISS all made this list. All of the singers listed here had at least one hit song, if not dozens, in multiple categories from pop to folk.
