Tablet.com asked author and cultural critic David Lehman to name his Top 10 Favorite Songs.  His picks include The Lady is a Tramp, Over the Rainbow, and others. Not afraid to go the extra mile, Tablet has provided mp3 samples for each song in the list. And because Over the Rainbow deserves to be heard in full, here is a YouTube link of Judy Garland signing it in the Wizard of Oz. Though Israel Kamakawiwo’s version is arguably just as great.

So what do the ten songs picked by Lehman have in common? They were all written by Jewish composers. On Nov 10, join David Lehman and guest musicians for: A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs. There will be singing.

Related: Jeremy Dauber on Jewish Comedians, and Russian Sundays at the 92nd Street Y.

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