Schmekel
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." 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. 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.