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Sensational: Remembering Frank Sinatra's concert in Jerusalem - opinion

Many, many vocalists have been popular over the years, and then faded into obscurity. Not Sinatra – he’s a legend that will never be forgotten

|ByDVORA WAYSMAN
Screenshot of Frank Sinatra from the trailer for the film Pal Joey, 1957
RAKESH CHAURASIA, a polished bansuri – Indian bamboo flute – player will be part of the Oud Festival.

Indian bamboo flutist Rakesh Chaurasia to appear at Israel's Oud Festival

The nephew of master Indian flute player Hariprasad Chaurasia will play in the Jerusalem International Oud Festival.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
GILLI LOFTUS (left) and Susanne Scholz (right) will be two of the performers at the ‘Witches?’ festival.

Jerusalem ‘Witches?’ music festival honors women with Baroque-era compositions - feature

'The Witches?' music festival highlights Baroque-era compositions performed by the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra, pianist Gili Loftus, and violinist Susanne Scholz.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Author and native New Yorker Sarah Seltzer, left, and the cover of her debut novel "The Singer Sisters."

In ‘The Singer Sisters,’ a Jewish folk music family makes it big from Greenwich to Lilith Fair

Sarah Seltzer sheds light on her recently published novel, embracing the depth of Jewish American culture with the highlights of 60s rock.

|ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA