Ekko Astral: “Holocaust Remembrance Day”

Ekko Astral have released a new song called “Holocaust Remembrance Day”. The song is a standalone single and proceeds from the sale of the song on Bandcamp will go to “GoFundMes for families fleeing an onslaught of Israeli military violence”. Speaking about the song lead singer Jael Holzman said, This song reflects three experiences key to my life as an American Jew. The first verse is about a time I was asked by a police officer in the U.S. Capitol building if I was a Muslim because of my tichel. The third verse is about when Liam and I produced a podcast for our university’s Hillel about how Jewish students felt about Israel but were censored and disallowed from having any critical voices. And the cover is the site of a 1994 massacre of Palestinians during Ramadan at a holy site to both ...

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