JEWS WHO ROCK

Jews can rock too by David Brinn (JPost)
Here's an easy one: What do Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Paul Simon have in common? Great, influential songwriters? Right. Jewish? Right again.

Now here's a tougher one: What about hip hop pioneers Beastie Boys, alternative chameleon Beck and Scott Ian from metal rock band Anthrax? Also songwriters - arguably of a more modest scale. But did you know they're also members of the tribe?

This sort of pop trivia fascinates New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Goldberg and Washington Post staffer David Segal, so much so that the two friends, together with XM Radio executive Allen Goldberg (no relation), decided to make their obsessive hobby of Jew-counting into a sideline career.

Their non-profit organization Jewsrock launched its Web site (http://www.jewsrock.org) last month, and has already become a Jewish cultural hit with its hip, irreverent style and features including essays, profiles, photo galleries, a blog and the infamous "Jew or not?" quiz.