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Page 13 - THE NEWS - February, 1982 Klezmorim (Continued From Page 1) Transplanted to America 'by Jewish immigrants, klezmer music thrived ■ par- ticularlj^ in New York City. The period between 1905 and the Great Depression was the Golden Age of klezmer music. The advent of sound recording and the rise of the Yiddish Theatre provided the economic and cultural foundations for a refined klezmer sound. As the klezmer bands received wider acceptance they grew bigger and brassier in sound, and the music began to ex change influence with ragtime, vaudeville and jazz. Thusly, klezmer music became an important historical component of American jazz and popular music. In the early 1930’s, when social and economic factors brought an end to the klezmer tradition, many se cond and third generation klezmorim became impor tant innovators in the musical worlds of Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. The klezmer sound can be heard in many jazz hits such as Benny Good man’s “And the Angels Sing,” Sidney Bechet’s Egyptian Fantasy,” and Ar tie Shaw’s “Don’t Fall Asleep.” The workp of Pro kofiev and Gershwin also show significant klezmer in fluence. And, great throngs of American movie-goers saw Betty Boop singer, swaying and gesticulating to a klezmerized soundtrack recorded by. musicians who' brought to the American entertainment industry a centuries old musical tradi- ! tion. I The ensemble, like the genre for which it is named, is an amalgam of musicians trained in a wide variety of musical forms and styles. Each individual brings his own musical flavor and skill to the whole. " Founded in 1976 by Lev Liberman, David Julian Gray and David Skuse, the original Klezmorim featured strings, flute and accordian. When David Skuse left, the group was transformed into a brass band. The group now is compos ed of Lev Liberman: sax ophones, flute, vocals; David Julian Gray: clarinets, mandolin, piano, vocals; John David Raskin: percussion, xylophone, man dolin and strange noises; Kevin Linscott: trombone; Brian Wishnefsky: trumpet; Donald Thornton: tuba. “They create excitement. Hearing them you want to stamp your fee and shake your fists for joy,” Norman Melnick wrote in the San Francisco Examiner. Robert Palmer said in The New York Times: “Delightful...melodious and energetic enough to appeal to just about anyone.” Support; our/^* Adv«k^^^s A !YMArortTP WHirH WA8 np«!PrHATPn Avn A JEWISH TOMBSTONE TAKEN FROM THE MOUNT or, DESECRATED AND Qp qLIVES AND USED BY THE JORDANIANS TO SEALED BY THE JORDANIANS. BUILD A FENCE. AN ARAB ARMY DESECRATES A JEWISH A PORTION OF A DESTROYED SYNAGOGUE USED BY CEMETERY WITH AN ENCAMPMENT. THE ARABS AS A BUILDING WALL. Saudi Arabian Plan In the Saudi Arabian eight-point plan. Prince Fahd made two demands about East Jerusalem. The first one would require Israel to withdraw from “Arab Jerusalem.” The second would “guarantee freedom of religious practices” for all religions in the Jerusalem holy places. In his recent visit to the United States, King Hussein of Jordan described the East Jerusalem issue as the “essence of peace” to the Arab world. Yet, before 1967 when Jordan controlled East Jerusalem, only the first of these points existed. Jordan could have shown the world that they respected “freedom of religious practices for all religions.” Instead, Jews were prohibited from visiting and praying at their holy shrines. Space For Sale For rates on this size ad and others calJ: Rita Mond 366-6632 or 366-0358 Deadline for IMarch Issue is Feb. 10th JOIN THE NO. 1 TEAM Put Jh« ••Mitive Sid* of yoiir psrsonality and buiinss*' knowl«d(|« to work in a chalianaa oriantad atmospttara that producaa incoma in diract proportion to your afforta. Wa ara tha No. 1 F-O-R-T-U-N-E of- fica in tha country and ona of tha laroaat profaaalonal racruit- mant offlcaa In tha S.E. Bacauaa of axpanding biiainaas with ma|or cliMit companias and a mova to naw quartara. wa ara aaaklng dcdicatad. mot- ivatad paopla to foacoma part of our auccaaaful taam. Major raqufratnant is a ^iHinonaaa to invaat tha tima fr anargy nacaaaary to bacoma a auccaaa and a driving ambition for higharaamings. Call Eric Borg at Parson n«4 Consultant* of Chartatts, Inc. • Woodlawn Qraan, Suits 133 Charlotta, North CsroUna 3K210 704/B27-M10 We’re glad you pledged. It shows you understand the challenges we face throughout the Jewish world, and the urgency of the needs we must meet. But pledges won't create solutions. Cash will. Cash is needed. NOW. MORE THAN EVER. Send your check today. You’ll be glad you pai#. Clwlotle Jewlih Pederatlon An array of sandwiches, hoagies and salads for lunch Located in four Uptown SouthPark Eastland Greenville, S.C RESTAURANTS SHOPS
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