Songs with Jewish Themes/References

So here's the deal:

I recently got around to purchasing the Altar Boyz cast recording, and upon my first listen I immediately fell in love with it. I thought it was catchy, upbeat, and hilarious. I passed it along to a good friend of mine, hoping she'd enjoy it as much as I did. She really doesn't understand my love of musical theatre, but we grew up together, attending a Catholic School from the time we were 5 all the way until we graduated high school, so I thought maybe she'd appreciate the humor and give this recording a chance. You don't have to be a fan of musicals to appreciate the tongue-in-cheek humor of the songs.

Long story short -- she hated it. Not sure why, but she just couldn't get into it. Which is understandable; it's not for everyone. Anyway, she's been studying Judaism recently, and is really fascinated with the rich culture and history of the religion. I was joking around the other day that apparently she didn't appreciate my giving her music that related to Christianity, maybe if I gave her a CD with songs relating to Jewish people she'd give it a chance...Then I thought, hmm...I should do that.

Can anyone suggest any songs that have references to anything related to Judaism?

Off of the top of my head I can only think of Tango: Maureen from RENT, Shiksa Goddess from TL5Y, You Won't Succeed on Broadwy from Spamalot and...um...yeah...drawing a blank.

Any other suggestions would be great.

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Haha, can't believe I didn't mention Fiddler...

tagiunagi beat me to it with Rags. Parade is about Leo Frank who's Jewish.

Try the William Finn musicals--Elegies and the Marvin Trilogy.

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If you're only looking for a small part of a song to have a 'Jewish phrase' in it, than you can use "Avenue Q"

"The Jews have all the money...."

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Some of the old vaudeville acts, and performers like Sophie Tucker, have songs that include a lot of Yiddish, and other references to Jewish culture of the time frame.

There is always the Jazz Singer.

Last 5 Years...Shiksa Goddess and others...

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"The Chanukkah Party" from Caroline or Change

If you're looking for itty bitty refrences, also in RENT, La Vie Boheme, the waiter at the restaurant says "oy, vey", and in Voicemail #3 "...even your father says Mazletov..."

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more Jewish themed musicals:
THE ROTHSCHILDS
MILK AND HONEY
I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE

Almost every song that Fanny Brice performed had a bit of Judaism in it. (Just listen to "Yidl on Your Fidl (Play Some Ragtime)," a song by Irving Berlin that she performed in an affected Yiddish accent).

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ISnt their an off broadway musical on right now called Jewtopia?