Why did punk--a subculture and music style characterized by a rejection of established norms--appeal to Jews? How did Jews who were genuinely struggling with their Jewish identity find ways to express it through punk rock? Oy Oy Oy Gevalt Jews and Punk explores the cultural connections between Jews and punk in music and beyond, documenting how Jews were involved in the punk movement in its origins in the 1970s through the present day.

Author Michael Croland begins by broadly defining what the terms "Jewish" and "punk" mean. This introduction is followed by an...