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Stories for
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An American Jewish Press Feature
Hello Boys and Girls:
Yes, it's still going on — the
Jewish Music Festival I told you
about last week. This celebration
is a very modern event, but
Jewish music is older than most
of the nations known today.
Way back in early Bible days,
our people were using large or-
chestras and choruses at their
religious services. A whole tribe,
the Levites, was asked to devote
itself to the development of
music.
Specific instructions were
given as to -the combination and
number of instruments to be
used.Women were not allowed
to sing at the services and even
men were required to have at
least five years of training be-
fore they could sing at the
Temple.
Most of the instruments that
were used then no longer exist.
And since there was no way of
writing down music, as we do
today, we do not know exactly
how they sounded. But we do
know, from a few written -des-
criptions, something about what
they looked like. Most of them
were primitive stringed or per-
cussion instruments—the kin-
nor, timbrel, sistrum, spike-fid-
dle, kite, harp and lyre. There
were two principal wind instru-
ments—the pipes and, of course,
the shofar.
When the second temple was
destroyed, instrumental music-
ianship became a thing of the
past. But the vocal music—the
chants for the prayers, the read-
ing from the Torah and Haf-
torah — has come down to us
through the centuries. If you go
to a Conservative or Orthodox
synagogue, you hear your cantor
and choir chanting the same
notes, in the same pattern, that
have been used for more than
a thousand years. And if you
attend a Reform temple, and the
cantor and choir are accom-
panied at the organ, many of
the melodies you hear will be
based on those same chants.
were expanded into beautiful
stories by the great Hebrew
writer, Chaim Nachman Bialik,
the 80th anniversary of whose
birthday was observed last week.
Here is one I think you will en-
joy. .
Time lay heavy on King Solo-
mon's hands and he sat at his
chamber window dreamily gaz-
ing into his beautiful garden.
Suddenly his thoughts were in-
terrupted by a shrill bird-voice
which seemed to come from right
above his head.
Glancipg up, the king de-
tected a large nest built of straw
and leaves tucked under his
palace eaves. In the nest sat a
pair of snowy doves and Solo-
mon smiled as he watched the
'male dove preen his feathers
and speak in a very stern voice
to his mate.
"My dear," the dove was say-
ing, "have you ever really ex-
amined this palace of King
Solomon? It seems very strong
to you, doesn't it? Why, you pro-
bably think that it could last
for all eternity. Well, my dear,"
and here the dove snorted dis-
dainfully, "to one of my might,
this palace is no greater a chal-
lenge than an ear of corn.
Should I decide to peck at it
once or twice with my beak it
would simply fall and crumble—
fall and crumble like an old ruin.
Two taps, mind you, and it would
be as though it had never ex-
isted."
When he heard these boastful
words, a dark scowl clouded King
Soloman's face and his heart
was touched with anger. Clearing
his throat with an ominous rum-
ble he called out to the dove
in the language of the birds:
"Ho there, short of wing and
broad of mouth! Are you the one
who threatens to destroy my
palace? Are you not ashamed to
boast so vainly?"
When the dove heard t h e
scolding of the king he grew very
frightened and blushed to the tip
of his tailfeathers. Fluttering to
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the window he perched on the
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king's shoulder and stammered_
The Bibical Book of Kings is into his ear. "Oh your majesty,
the basis for many legends about you are both wise and forgiving.
King Solomon. Many of these Please consider before whom I
boasted. I spoke only to my wife.
Is it so terrible for a husband to
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warned him against boasting in
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his palace and not to destroy it.
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dove. Well, my dear, what could
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THE JEWISH NEWS
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Friday, February 13, 1953
Dr. Ralph Bunche
In Israel, Urges
Aid for Refugees
"I did not expect that, four
years after signature of the
armistice, I would find such a
residue of basic human suffer-
•*ing." That was
the sad corn -
rnent of Dr.
Ralph Bunche,
principal archi-
tect for the
United • Nations
of the armistice
agreements that
today regulate
relations be-
tween the Arab
States and Is-
rael, when he
arrived at Lyd-
Dr. Bunche da airport near
Tel Aviv for a two-day official
visit to .Israel last week.
In solving the problems of
Israel, Dr. Bunche said that of
utmost importance was the "dis-
posing of the refugee question."
He conferred with Prime • Min-
ister David Ben-Gurion and
dined with Foreign Minister
Moshe Sharett.
Upon his arrival in Israel, Dr.
Bunche signed the airport guest
book: "It's wonderful to be back
—without work to do."
Ex-Detroiter's Paintings
To Be Exhibited Locally
Camp Massad Leader Here to Show Film
Saul A. Schneider, a repre-
sentative of Massad Camps, He-
brew-speaking camps for -boys
and •girls, will be in Detroit this
week on Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
He will bring with him a film
showing the activities of the
two camps, located at Tanners-
ville, Pa. and Dingman's Ferry,
Pa., both situated in the Pocono
Mountains.
The movie will be seen by stu-
dents of the United Hebrew
Schools on Tuesday and
Wednesday, and a special show-
ing will be held for interested
parents on Wednesday evening,
at the nose Sittig Cohen Bldg.
The camp this year celebrates
its Bar Mitzvah, having been
organized in 1941_ Over 500
campers and 140 counsellors are
accommodated at the camps.
In addition to regular camp
activities, a Hebrew Leadership
Institute, which prepares Jewish
youths, 16 to 19, as counsellors
in Hebrew- speaking camps, and
in the Jewish community in
general, is available.
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I do? My heart softened and
before I could help myself I gave
in to him. I promised that I
would not touch a stone of the
structure."
The dove beamed at his mate,
"And what do you think of my
answer, my love?"
The king nodded his head
sadly and said to himself "It is
easier to overcome seven mighty
creatures than to overcome one
tiny one."
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VOTE FOR
JACK KRAIZMAN
CONGRATULATIONS
Our heartiest congratulations to our dear colleague.
RABBI . LEIZER LEVIN and Mrs. Levin
Upon the Forthcoming Marriage of Their Gifted Daughter
For Judge of Recorder's Court
Trak and Ordinance Division
DEBORAH
Jack Kraizman's outstanding record commends him
To the Distinguished Torah Scholar
for this important post. He is Americanism officer of
RABBI CHAIM DOV KELLER
the Jewish War Veterans, Department of Michigan;
A graduate of Yellivah University who is at present doing
post graduate work at Telshe Yeshivah in Cleveland, Ohio.
The wedding will take place, please G-D, Tuesday evening,
February 17th, at the Holiday Manor, 18641 Wyoming Avenue.
May the blessings of the Almighty accompany the distin-
guished couple on their matrimonial path, and may they
build a house in Israel, in the tradition of their prominent
families, whence the light of Torah and traditional Judaism
shall shine forth to the glory of Israel and to the joy and
pride of their parents and friends.
With Torah and Zion's greetings,
Past Jewish War Veterans Department Judge Advo-
cate; active member of Zionist Organization of De-
troit; active member of Pisgah Lodge of Bnai Brith;
chairman of an Allied Jewish Campaign Division;
former Assistant Prosecutor; former City Attorney of
Saline, Mich.
At the Primaries on Monday, February 16
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