Axed= %wick Periodical eater CLIFTON ATINUI CINCINNATI 20, OHIO 15 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle December 27, 1940 of the common era. It has just. been published by the Bloch Pub- lishing Co. Reuben Leaf (he is the father of the brilliant dancer, Naomi Aleh-Leaf, who appeared in• the Center series here), the eminent tention. Iter recent "A Child's artist, illustrated this activity History of Jewish Life" has book. Thus, Miss Zeligs renders im- proven an excellent textbook for portant service by correlating our schools, as well as a good textbooks with practical sugges- addition to the average home tions for school work. There are library. Her latest work is a "Pupil's various exercises, maps, full-page suggested exercises Activity Book," prepared to ac- illustrations, filling in the right names and company "A Child's Ilistory of for right words, etc. Wire bound, Jewish Life" for the study of the this exercise book sells for 75c. history of the first 16 centuries GABRILOWITSCH MUSIC Dorothy F. Zeligs Prepares HATIKVAH—THE HEBREW ANTHEM LIBRARY DONATED TO Activity Book to Cor- relate Her History Hatikvah Reminds Us of the Suffering and Tradition SCHOOL , IN JERUSALEM Which Has Brought Our People Where Dorothy F. Zeligs' books for JERUSALEM (Palcor Agency) children have attracted wide at- They Are Today —The entire music library of the late famous Russian-Amer- ican pianist and conductor Ossip Music Director of Jewish Community Center Gabrilowitsch has been donated It is an unquestionable fact, ody rom any other part of the to the Palestine Conservatoire of answer is clear. Mil- The, that "Hatikvah" is felt and rec- world? ognized by Jews of all countries lions of Jews having been driven to be the Hebrew national an- incessantly 1nm one country to them. However, there are certain another, in search of peace and well known Jewish musicians, security, finally settled in Slavic who from the musical standpoint countries (esp. Russia, Poland). alone would discard this hymn. Here they made their new home, base their arguments on realizing the impossibility of re- 'I hey various grounds. Tney charge turning in the near future, to that in its style "Hatikvah" is Palestine, the land of hope, prom- too Slavic in character, lacking ised them in the Bible. characteristics peculiar to Jewisn Although the Jews were separ- music and that in its mood it is ated in the Slavic counties from too melancholy and does not ex- the upper classes and their cul- press the spirit of the Palestin- tural world, they still had contact ian "Chalutz." These arguments with the masses, whose folksong are important enough to require tremendously influenced their tra- a careful examination and maY ditional music. The Slavic tunes finally made its way into the not be passed off lightly. The opinion is very widespread synagogue and mixing with the that "Hatikvah" came from the traditional Jewish melodies cre- theve used by the great Czech ated a new style Slavic-Oriental composer Friedrich Smetana, in music. This music can still be his symphonic poem "Moldava." heard in most of the compositions However, the facts of the case of Jewish composers living out- show that this melody is a Slav- side of Palestine. Only a few years ago there is folksong, which was sung hun- dreds of years before Smetana began in Palestine a new musical was even born. We must there- movement, which is attempting LATE OSSIP GABRILOWITSCII fore draw the obvious conclusion to remove the European influences that both themes, "'Hatkivah" in Jewish music. The composers Music, located in this city, by and Smetana's, originated from of this new school base their his widow, Mrs. Clara . Clemens the same source. music on the strictly Oriental Gabrilowitsch, (laughter of the But why, one may ask, did the Bedouin and Yemenite music. American author Mark Twain. Jews choose a Slavic melody for However, being that the Oriental Over a thousand volumes were their anthem, rather than a mel- schoid is yet in its infancy, we in the library left by the Rus- find the Slavic type still very popular. And so we see, that the Slavic cast is the fertile back- ground from which sprang not Season's Greetings and Best Wishes only great Jewish poets and musi- cians, but also powerful Jewish movements, such as Chassidism and Zionism. It was here that the Jews created their national anthem "Hatikvah." To answer the second argu- ment, namely that "Hatikvah" is too melancholy and does not Phone RAndolph 8484 - 8485 reflect the joyous spirit of the "Chalutism" let me say that 561 E. JEFFERSON—Detroit "Ilatikvah" must of necessity be a melancholy song, having been Drawing Papers created by people, who lived for Blue Print Papers 2,000 years in unhappy circum- stances. Even the "Chalutzini" M. A. BECKETT, should sing the song which re- Michigan Branch Manager flects their experiences, while they build their homeland for the future. They must build a new world based on the bitter lessons learned in the old. They must not forget the sufferings, the tradition, which has brought A Joyous Chanukah , to All them where they are today. In passing let us note here, MRS. OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH that both groups of Jews the Sephardim and the Ashkenazim sian-born musician, who after recognize "Hatikvah" as the Jew- his marriage in 1909 identified ish national anthem and it is sung himself more and more with the DIXIE OILS AND GASOLINE in the manner of other national life of the United States, of anthems. Even Jews who have which he became a citizen in lived in India for the last 20 1921. His deep interest in the 14105 PLYMOUTH ROAD centuries and who are virtually rebuilding of the Jewish Na- natives of that country even in tional Home is reflected in his HOgarth 8313 appearances, sing "Hatikvah" widow's donation, quite often. It is important to recognize the fact that as it stands today "Hatikvah" does not constitute a complete musical composition. Other national anthems are sung Chanukah Greetings! with the harmonization of the A Joyous Chanukah to All original composer. "Hatikvah" however, not having been written by any particular composer neces- sarily lacks a definite harmony and we find conductors all over the world inject into it their own FRUITS and FLOWERS ideas which are often very bad. INSURANCE It is therefore, in many cases, Every Known Kind almost unrecognizable due to un- 1563 National Bank Bldg. 13571 GRAND RIVER AVE. fitting harmonization. CHerry 5756 A world competition should be Res. UN. 1.8576 NOrthlawn 9233 held among composers to decide upon the best harmonic back- ground for "Hatikvah." It should then be published in this version and spread all over the world. Chanukah Greetings! A Joyous Chanukah to All In this way "Hatikvah" would be standardized in its best pos- sible form and would not only find its proper place among the established national anthems of the world, but would perhaps be- 435 DIVISION ST. 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