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'''Schmekel''' was an all-], Jewish ] band from ], ], known for their satirical lyrical material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/nyregion/schmekel-a-band-born-as-a-laugh.html?_r=1|title=Schmekel, a Band Born as a Laugh|author=Hugh Ryan|date=25 November 2011|newspaper=]|accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref> ] of '']'' cited Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "] ]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://forward.com/articles/144546/transgender-jews-may-be-nothing-new/|title=Transgender Jews May Be Nothing New|author=Eddy Portnoy|author-link=Eddy Portnoy|date=19 October 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref> Schmekel made their audiences more comfortable with transgender topics through jokes, but also often included lyrical references to obscure queer, Jewish, and punk content that only cultural insiders would recognize.<ref>Croland, Michael. ''Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk''. Connecticut: Praeger, 2016. p. 66.</ref> ] compared Schmekel to ] and ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reasons to Have Pride in 2012 Part 1 |url=https://www.advocate.com/reasons-pride/2012/05/15/reasons-have-pride-2012-part-1 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> and the book <I>Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre</I> compared Schmekel’s song “I’ll Be Your Maccabee” to Pansy Division’s song “Homo Christmas.”<ref>Pulliam, June Michele. Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO, 2021. pp. 104 </ref> Schmekel performed with other Jewish punk bands local to Brooklyn such as ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-19 |title=Out and About |url=https://forward.com/schmooze/148131/out-and-about/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> Susanne Mayer of ] contrasted the celebrities at the ]'s fashion exhibit <i>PUNK: Chaos to Couture</i><ref>https://www.metmuseum.org/Exhibitions/listings/2013/PUNK</ref> with Schmekel's dirty song lyrics, ], and criticism of ] as bourgeois.<ref>https://www.zeit.de/2013/21/ausstellung-punk-chaos-to-couture/komplettansicht</ref> Schmekel broke up in February of 2014 to focus on other projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-04-01 |title=So Long, Schmekel |url=https://forward.com/life/195020/so-long-schmekel/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref> '''Schmekel''' was an all-], Jewish ] band from ], ], known for their satirical lyrical material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/nyregion/schmekel-a-band-born-as-a-laugh.html?_r=1|title=Schmekel, a Band Born as a Laugh|author=Hugh Ryan|date=25 November 2011|newspaper=]|accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref> ] of '']'' cited Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "] ]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://forward.com/articles/144546/transgender-jews-may-be-nothing-new/|title=Transgender Jews May Be Nothing New|author=Eddy Portnoy|author-link=Eddy Portnoy|date=19 October 2011|newspaper=]}}</ref> Schmekel made their audiences more comfortable with transgender topics through jokes, but also often included lyrical references to obscure queer, Jewish, and punk content that only cultural insiders would recognize.<ref>Croland, Michael. ''Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk''. Connecticut: Praeger, 2016. p. 66.</ref> ] compared Schmekel to ] and ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reasons to Have Pride in 2012 Part 1 |url=https://www.advocate.com/reasons-pride/2012/05/15/reasons-have-pride-2012-part-1 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> and the book <I>Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre</I> compared Schmekel’s song “I’ll Be Your Maccabee” to Pansy Division’s song “Homo Christmas.”<ref>Pulliam, June Michele. Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO, 2021. pp. 104 </ref> Schmekel performed with other Jewish punk bands local to Brooklyn, such as ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-19 |title=Out and About |url=https://forward.com/schmooze/148131/out-and-about/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanukkah Events -- New York Magazine - Nymag |url=https://nymag.com/nightlife/barbuzz/78519/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=New York Magazine |language=en-us}}</ref> at New York City venues like the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check Out Mr. Transman 2011 |url=https://www.pride.com/lifestyle/2011/08/09/check-out-mr-transman-2011 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.pride.com |language=en}}</ref> and the Delancey,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-09 |title=Schmekel: Your Friendly Neighborhood All-Jewish, All Transgender Punk Band |url=https://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/schmekel_your_friendly_neighborhood_alljewish_all_transgender_punk_band |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Jewcy |language=en-US}}</ref> and played at colleges in the Northeastern United States like ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brandeis Hoot – Archive » Triskelion offers safe space, educational opportunities |url=http://www.thebrandeishoot.com/articles/10854 |access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trans/gender Awareness Week 2011 {{!}} Office of LGBTQ Resources |url=https://lgbtq.yale.edu/transweeks/transweek-2011 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=lgbtq.yale.edu}}</ref> Susanne Mayer of ] contrasted the celebrities at the ]'s fashion exhibit <i>PUNK: Chaos to Couture</i><ref>{{Cite web |title=PUNK: Chaos to Couture |url=https://www3.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/punk |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Metropolitan Museum of Art}}</ref> with Schmekel's dirty song lyrics, ], and criticism of ] as bourgeois.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZEIT ONLINE {{!}} Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl. |url=https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2F2013%2F21%2Fausstellung-punk-chaos-to-couture%2Fkomplettansicht |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.zeit.de}}</ref> Schmekel broke up in February of 2014 to focus on other projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-04-01 |title=So Long, Schmekel |url=https://forward.com/life/195020/so-long-schmekel/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref>


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==In literature== ==In literature==
In the final '']'' novel, '']'' (2014)'','' the character Jake reports his love interest, Amos, flirting with the lead singer of Schmekel.<ref>Maupin, Armistead. ''The Days of Anna Madrigal''. New York: HarperCollins, 2014. pp. 84-85.</ref> In the final '']'' novel, '']'' (2014)'','' the character Jake reports his love interest, Amos, flirting with the lead singer of Schmekel.<ref>Maupin, Armistead. ''The Days of Anna Madrigal''. New York: HarperCollins, 2014. pp. 84-85.</ref>

Schmekel was part of a course at ] in 2015 about the creation of ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fall 2015 Course Descriptions |url=https://www.hampshire.edu/sites/default/files/Fall%202015%20Course%20Descriptions.pdf |access-date=March 22, 2023 |website=Hampshire College}}</ref>


==In Jewish institutions== ==In Jewish institutions==

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Jewish folk punk band
Schmekel
OriginBrooklyn, New York, United States
GenresFolk punk, queercore
Years active2010–2014
LabelsSchmekel Music
MembersLucian Kahn
Ricky Riot
Nogga Schwartz
Simcha Halpert-Hanson

Schmekel was an all-transgender, Jewish folk punk band from Brooklyn, New York, known for their satirical lyrical material. Eddy Portnoy of The Forward cited Schmekel as an example of the cultural movement "Queer Yiddishkeit." Schmekel made their audiences more comfortable with transgender topics through jokes, but also often included lyrical references to obscure queer, Jewish, and punk content that only cultural insiders would recognize. The Advocate (magazine) compared Schmekel to Pansy Division and Tribe 8, and the book Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre compared Schmekel’s song “I’ll Be Your Maccabee” to Pansy Division’s song “Homo Christmas.” Schmekel performed with other Jewish punk bands local to Brooklyn, such as The Shondes, at New York City venues like the Knitting Factory and the Delancey, and played at colleges in the Northeastern United States like Brandeis University and Yale University. Susanne Mayer of Die Zeit contrasted the celebrities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's fashion exhibit PUNK: Chaos to Couture with Schmekel's dirty song lyrics, antimilitarism, and criticism of same-sex marriage as bourgeois. Schmekel broke up in February of 2014 to focus on other projects.

Members

Discography

  • Queers On Rye – December 2011
  • The Whale That Ate Jonah (Schmekel Music) – October 2013

In literature

In the final Tales of the City novel, The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014), the character Jake reports his love interest, Amos, flirting with the lead singer of Schmekel.

Schmekel was part of a course at Hampshire College in 2015 about the creation of Jewish identity.

In Jewish institutions

According to an interview with Tablet Magazine, the different members of Schmekel did different amounts of religious observance but they all had experienced difficulty in synagogue because of being transgender, which they addressed in their music. However, in an interview with Jewcy, they expressed feeling accepted at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and Nehirim.

Other projects

Following the group's disbandment in 2014, keyboardist Itai Gal aka Ricky Riot formed a new project called Itai and the Ophanim, which released a debut album, Arise, in 2019. Singer and guitarist Lucian Kahn became a writer and game designer of tabletop role-playing games with LGBT, Jewish, and subcultural themes, making Dead Friend: A Game of Necromancy, Visigoths vs. Mall Goths, and If I Were a Lich, Man (Hit Point Press, 2023).

See also

References

  1. Hugh Ryan (25 November 2011). "Schmekel, a Band Born as a Laugh". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. Eddy Portnoy (19 October 2011). "Transgender Jews May Be Nothing New". The Jewish Daily Forward.
  3. Croland, Michael. Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk. Connecticut: Praeger, 2016. p. 66.
  4. "Reasons to Have Pride in 2012 Part 1". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. Pulliam, June Michele. Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO, 2021. pp. 104
  6. "Out and About". The Forward. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. "Hanukkah Events -- New York Magazine - Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  8. "Check Out Mr. Transman 2011". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  9. "Schmekel: Your Friendly Neighborhood All-Jewish, All Transgender Punk Band". Jewcy. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  10. "The Brandeis Hoot – Archive » Triskelion offers safe space, educational opportunities". Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  11. "Trans/gender Awareness Week 2011 | Office of LGBTQ Resources". lgbtq.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  12. "PUNK: Chaos to Couture". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  13. "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  14. "So Long, Schmekel". The Forward. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  15. Maupin, Armistead. The Days of Anna Madrigal. New York: HarperCollins, 2014. pp. 84-85.
  16. "Fall 2015 Course Descriptions" (PDF). Hampshire College. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  17. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/schmekel-transgender-punk-band
  18. "Schmekel: Your Friendly Neighborhood All-Jewish, All Transgender Punk Band". Jewcy. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  19. Hall, Charlie (2022-12-15). "The best tabletop RPGs we played in 2022". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  20. D'Amato, James (2019-07-23). "88. Lucian Kahn". The One Shot Podcast. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  21. Joyce, Justin (2021-06-02). "The best tabletop role-playing games are sold online, but not through Amazon". Polygon. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  22. D'Amato, James (2020-05-11). "355. Visigoths VS Mall Goths Part 1". The One Shot Podcast. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  23. "What We Do in the Shadows and Russian Doll inspired this trio of comedic Jewish RPGs". Dicebreaker. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  24. "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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