Rescued: The Lost Treasures of Klezmer

3. Dancing in a Jewish Way

Klezmer activist Christina Crowder finds something personal in the music she helped return to the klezmer community. Plus, a klezmer concert in a church. From Arc magazine and Washington University in St. Louis.

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