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Mms. Clara Clemens Appears with Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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carried on in a spirit as if we had
been of Modin and our fathers the
Hasmoneans.
The day before (and the day after)
Chanukah, we may have studied and
prayed that the swords be beat en
into plowshares; that nations learn
war against nations no more. We
said this from Isaiah with as much
fervor and sincerity as we had fought
fichtainnukaohn.
d f theeseof fee ll, Ino g
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t
( Were the resultsof a aterainingand
t
spirit the result of which is the rise
of a generation of Chalutzim — pio-
f r i,thwarosoiabsosi eritsoluolsrotahee llame
the
ME. CI-ARA CLEMENS, wife of our distinguished con-
ductor, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, appeared with the or-
chestra on Thursday and Friday evenings, and the fact on
n
arge audience
a
she was entirel y successful
successul in n stirring
strrng the e large
was
attested by the warmth of the applause that followed. It was
singing of exceptional poise and finish as well as emotional at-
tribues. Her fine skill in projecting the mood of whatever she
to sing is something to be commented upon, and the year. The Chalutzimvertyod(a ay y aore
the deep illuminative feeling displayed went to the hearts of the bearers of Israel's hope for an-
other liberation of their people's
all who heard her. Many floral tributes followed the first group
which ended with "Death, The Releaser" by Richard Strauss. homeland.
Mms. Clemens sang this last number admirably. The balance
We had occasion to watch a Ile-
of her program consisted of "The Majesty of God in Nature" brew class as the story of Hannah
and her seven
a t ae
eons was told in con-
by Beethoven; "Serenade" by Strauss; "Ombra mai fu" from
niokyashhistory. ,
"Xerxes" by Hande)-and the "Erkling" by Schubert. The main W rtile the.i teyest of
sh ot
orchestral number of the evening was the Symphonic Suite with an evident desire themselves to
repeat
the
heroic
deeds
of
their
he-
"Scheherazado" by Rimsky-Korsakoff. This has always been a
lived in special quarters of the town
the (Chanukah) lamps were often
set outside the doors or at the win-
down. In Venice the Jews would em-•
bark on gondolas and row through
their district, greeting each illumi-
nated house with a benediction and
a merry Hebrew chorus. Venice and
its bridges were an eternal source of
fun."
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Because the first light - of Chanu-
kah will this year be lighted on
Christmas night, it will be interesting
to hear what Mr. Abrahams has to
say about the Jewish attitude to
Christmas:
"Jews, in point of fact, were often
very deferential to Christmas. They
sent presents to Christian friends on
that festival, and, a generation ago,
the Smyrna Jews went on Christmas
day to church to escort a popular
Consul. Far earlier, two centuries
back, in Ven'ce, Jews visited their
Gentile friends at Christmas and
sang and played with them to help
them to make merry."
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the announcement of its being con- would have broken his word with the openly questioned the right of a many other movements in Israel.
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States
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Particularly, however, are these en-
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couraging phenomena in Jewish life
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even
if
it
be
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due to the greater popularization of
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It did not take long for the girls the Jewish holidays. Especially is
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pecially beautiful was the playing of said that if Chaliapin ever conies to itual thrill to watch the visible trans- holiday entertainments, ceremonials,
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the first oboe, clarinet, and also that Detroit again, the walls of Arcadia formation in their facial expressions in the Jewish schools and the homes,
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Mr. Grabilowitsch's conducting of who should hear him. His return to —that revealed a desire on their part tend to increase the interest of the
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Italy's foremost violinist, was solo- many a day. Hail Chaliapin—the explanatory, that the full quotation at the home of Miss Sadybeth Sachs,
ist, and to those who had heard him master. of it is well warranted. The prayer made elaborate preparations for the
party
to
be
hell
on
New
Year's
eve.
before the war his playing was some-
follows :
A number of interesting features
what of a disappointment. It seems
''(We thank Thee) also for
were proposed and several surprises
to this writer that the same thing
the miraculous deeds and for the
are said to be in store for those at-
has happened to Serato as to Kubelik,
redemption and for the mighty
tending.
he has lost a great deal of his techni-
The Detroit Symphony Choir has
deeds and the saving arts
The sorority will hold its next
cal ability and is extremely nervous. been an ideal in the mind of Ossip
wrought by Thee, as well as for
meeting on Tuesday evening at the
There is no question as to his great
the wars which Thou didst wage
home of Miss Florence Corn.
musicianship, and he did show flashes Gabrilowitsch ever since he came to
for our fathers in the days of
of real greatness, but at other times Detroit to conduct the is Detroit
now an Sym-
Orchestra.
po
ahny
yore at this season.
intonation was poor, and his play-
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his intonation
lit. y His request It for choristers, is-
"In the days of • the Has-
ing was labored. He has tee true sued early in October, was met by
znonean Mattathias, son of Jo-
"Everything in the Realm of MIlsif"
Italian temperament in his playing, as
hanan'
the
high
priest,
and
his
The Aimwell Club met Sunday af-
shown in the andante movement of an overwhelming response. Of this
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the d Ambrosio concerto which was number about three hundred will sing
sons, when the iniquitous king-
ternoon in the home of Morris Cove,
t d
naugural
t inaugural
om of Greece (Syria) rose up
1161 West Ferry avenue. Leslie
don with great poetic feeling. Mr. t the first pair op
at Orchestra
against Thy people Israel, to
Meltzer was elected captain of the
Serato also played a "Chaconne" by carts on Jan. 7 and
DETROIT BRANCHES:
The audience liked his play- HalLunder the direction of Mr. Gab-
make Them forget Thy Law and
basketball team, succeeding Harold
Woodward at Pasadena
Broadway, Near Monroe
to
turn
them
away
from
the
Einstandig, temporary captain. A
ing very much, and the unaffected rilowitsch.
Mack and Holcomb
East Jefferson opposite Continental Motors
The formation of this chorus marks
ordinances of Thy NO! then
card party followed the meeting.
manner which he has, did much to a new era in the history of the De-
ne abundant
A mock trial to take place shortly
win for him loud applause.
bilowitsch repeated the ov- troit Orchestra. Some of the great-
mercy rise up for them in the
is planned by the program commit-
Mr. Gra
ENEERAMMEMEMMENEMSBNII MM
ti r
or orchestra was writ-
time
of
their
trouble,
plead
their
tee.
Ben Adelson, Jack R. Repitor,
enure "Lruffe
f
e Ba Chiozotte" by Si- est literature
. ith a chorus as an integral part
cause, execute their judgment,
George Benson and Leslie Meltzer
nigaglia, which was given at one of ten w
composition.
It will now be
of the
comp
avenge
their
wrong,
and
deliver
will
entertain
the
members
of
their
the recent subscription concerts. It
part of the
h reku
regular I
possible to give as par
the strong into the hands of the
next meeting, Sunday afternoon, Dec.
is a very beautiful and extremely dif
weak, many into the hands of
25, at the home of E. Gold, 940 Theo-
ficult composition and the orchestra work of the orchestra these great
musical creations—Beethoven's Nnith
few, the impure into the hands
dore street.
o
played it admirably.
Two m vements
of the pure, the wicked into the
of Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony Symphony, Bach 's Passion Music,
hands of the righteous, and in-
and the well-known "William Tell" Beethoven's Mass (the work from
solent ones into the hands of
Overture made up the balance of the which Wagner drew so much of his
program. As a conductor of Mendels- inspiration for instrumentation and
such as are occupied with Thy
Bohn, Mr. Grabilowitsch is incompara- in particular the incomparable use of
Law. Both unto Thyself Thou
ble, and he brought forth all the lyric the strings in the I'relude to Lobes-
didst make a great and holy
beauty of this symphony in a manner grin) and the Mahler Choral Sym..
name in Thy world and unto Thy
people dist Thou achieve a great
that won for him well rounded ap- phonics.
To make the occasion of the first
deliverance and redemption as
plause.
appearnace of the choir one which
at this day. Whereupon Thy
—
children entered the sanctuary
Feodor Chaliapin, the Great shall fittingly launch so important a
development in the musical life of
of Thy house, cleansed Thy tern-
Russian Basso, Wins Sense -
the city, and also to consecrate it as
pie, purified Thy sanctuary, kin-
tional Triumph at the
it were, to the noble purpose for
died lights in Thy holy courts,
which it is to exist, it will devote its
Arcadia.
and appointed these eight days
One of the wildest demonstrations initial undertaking to a memorial to
of Chanukah in order to give
seen at a local concert took place last the bravery and sacrifice of those
thanks and praises unto Thy
Tuesday night when Feodor Chaliapin purpose Stephen Townsend of Boston
holy name.
. • •
stepped out on the stage to begin his who fell in the great war. For this
recital. For fully five minutes see- and New York has been preparing .
a.'
The presentation of gifts on Cha-
t
eral thousand of his countrymen, and the choir to sing Verdi's Requiem. nukah is a custom
that ha s i n a ll
l .
many others, shouted, clapped 'their Mr. Townsend's success with the probabiltiy been copied fr om the
hands and stood up to greet this world choirs of the Boston and Philadelphia Christians, because their Christmas
famous artist. Those who missed be- Symphonies and with the chorus of
r.
season . falls during the same period
ing there, missed a treat, for there is the Society of the Friends of Music
only one Chaliapin in the world. Ile in New York has been such as to of the year. In many instances, the
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is a wonderful artist in every sense warrant expectations of a high de- ' giving of presents is more common
of the word, a physical and vocal gree of perfection in tone and en- on Chanukah than it is on Purim.
giant, a master of interpretation. semble, even though the time for the The importance of the gift exchange,
With the great wealth of emotional preparation of so difficult a work as however, is greater for the youngster.
It is customary on Chanukah to
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power that he possesses he fairly this Requiem may not have been as
distribute Chanukah-gelt to the chil-
,.-
swept the audience before him, and ample as every one would wish.
The
soloists
have
been
selected
for
dean.
Thus
the
younger
generation
even to those who were unfamiliar
with his tongue, had but to listen their suitability for such a work and of related families will exchange
field of visits during the week to collect
to the wonderful tones as they flowed for their achievements in the
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out, for every shade of feeling was oratorio. Madames Florence Ilinckle their Chanukah-salt. The custom has
become so well established that the
clearly given. Chaliapin is truly a and Merle Alcock and Messrs. Lam-
Jews have learned to look upon this
revelation, for he thrills the dramatic bert Murphy and Royal Dadman corn-
as well as the musical sense in all prise a quartet whose excellence ceremony of children coming to ask
who hear him. His voice is of a large needs no further comment. for Chanukah-gelt as almost a sacred
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range, not as low as might be ex-
Shalom Aleichem, that master of
pected, but with equally fine tone 1515 Woodward avenue, on Dec. 26.
the pen who so vividly describes Jew-
throughout, and some of his upper
ish boyhood in his short stories, gives
tones being almost of a tenor quality. WELFARE ORGANIZATION
an interesting picture in his Chanu-
The usual Chaliapin custom of hay-
OFFICERS RE - ELECTED kah tales of the sensations of youth
ing no set program was an innova-
lion for local concertgoers. He sings when Chanukah money is received.
those songs he feels inspired to do, North Woodward Branch Glees In- Only upon reading Shalom Aleichem
and announces the number of the song eeeee tine Entertainment. can one fully appreciate the import-
The European Jewish Women's since of Chanukah to the Jewish boy.
to be sung, which is found in books
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passed among the audience. The se- Welfare Organization, at a meeting!
lections were for the most part de- held Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, at the. The playing of games is another
cidedly Russian. Sad and dreary, Nlorgen Abraham synagogue, re-elect- age-old custom of Chanukah. In most
having a great deal to do with death. ed the following officers: Mrs. Min- conservatively orthodox homes, where
As many times this reviewer has nie Greenberg, president; Mrse. Paul.' gambling is considered a crime the
heard Schumann's "Two Grenadiers" ire Efrusy, first vice-president; Mrs. equal of the breaking of the Sabbath,
never did he feel so much like getting J. Zuckerman, second vice-president;' exception is made on Chanukah to
up and shouting as when Chaliapin Mrs. Etta Cohn, treasurer; Mrs. Ag- minor gambling games, arut even the
flung out the last top note, bringing nes Levin, honorary secretary. The playing of sociable card games is per-
the audience to a frenzy of enthusi- installation of these officers will be milted on this day.
The playing of games for money
It was one of the most wonder- held in two weeks.
The re-elected president received . was, however, discouraged, and in
ful interprepations of any song ever
is little wonder that the the praise of the members for her un- ! most homes prohibited. As a rule
name of the great Chaliapin is on the tiring efforts on behalf of the or- the games were played for nuts.
The popular game for Chanukah
Europe regard- ganization. Praise was also given the
tongue of everyone
' is that of the "Trendel." "Trendel"
less of their nationality. lie stands other officers.
A number of applications for ocean . is from the German word "drehen,"
as Caruso did—a world figure—there
tickets for relatives of Detroiters were or turn, hence the name for this top-
is no other like him.
A very unfortunate thin g cocurred received and money granted to bring like gambling instrument. The "Tren-
del" has inscribed on its four sides
at the end of the program that de- said relatives to Detroit.
The North Woodward branch of : the Hebrew letters "nun," "gimel,"
privet( the huge audience from hear-
ing Chaliapin sing an encore. Ile had the European Jewish Women's Wel - obeli" and "shin," which are the ini-
just finished singing his last number, fare Organization held a special open tial letters of the words "Nes Godol
"The Song of the Flea" by Mossourg- meeting Monday evening, Dec. 24, at 11oyo Shom," meaning "A great
sky, and had returned to the stage the Shaarey Zedek. A number of in- m i rac l e was performed t'hen." In
after the most vociferous applause to teresting numbers of entertainment playing the game, the consecutive
sing again. Someone in the audi- were given by the "Smart Set," under meanings given these letters are
ence shouted out the name of a the direction of Mrs. Hamburg. The meani e," "ganz " "halb" and "stall."
Revolutionary song which they wish- entertainers displayed wonderful tal- Thus v.
'.hen the top falls with the
Immediately Chaliapin ent in dancing.
eel sung.
"nun" upwards, the player turning
The organization then presented the
turned, motioned to his accompanist
the top gets nothing, "gimel" takes
to stop, and left the stage for good two orphans recently brought over
the whole pot, "heh" takes half and
and all. The audience suged down from Minsk, Goldie Ohrman, 13 years
"shin" calls for "putting" or "add-
to the front of the auditorium eager old, and Emmie Ohrman, 9 years old.
from
this
The
latter
gave
a
numl•r
of
setec-
.ing"
to the pot. The "Trendel" game
song
to hear just one more
master. But Chaliapin would not tions of Jewish songs and danced a is a very ancient one and is said to
come back. Ile was right. He had number of Russian dances. Nathaniel have been known to the Greeks and
been insulted by one of his own coon- Goldstick, the speaker of the evening, Romans.
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tryrnen. Chaliapin had great diffi- gave an address urging the women
Israel Abrahams, in his "Festival
catty in getting into this country, on in their work for the cause of the
Studies," a fascinating collection of
and it was only because he gave his Jewish orphans.
The next meeting of the North thoughts on the Jewish year, writes
word that he came here IS a world
artist and not as a representative of Woodward branch will be held Wed- an interesting chapter on "Chanu-
the Revolutionary party in Russia nesday afternoon, Dec. 28, at the kah in Olden Times." Mr. Abrahams
that he was permitted to land. Every B'nai B'rith clubrooms on Broadway. gives one • desire to be in Venice on
Russian in the Arcadia knew that, An interesting program of entertain- Chanukah when he writes:
•-•• when Jews
I "In the Middle
and had Chaliapin sting that song he ment is promised for this meeting.
asm.
heard. It
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