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Boris Smolar's
London, Hollander to Appear in Balfour Concert
Berlioz
of Faust"
George London, baritone, and to 10424 W. McNichols, De- Ecco
it Mondo, from
Lorin Hollander, pianist, will troit 21,
Boito
"Mefistofele"
Gounod
Serenade, from "Faust"
appear in joint recital for the
PROGRAM
Moussorgsky
Song
of
the
Flea
I.
30th Annual Balfour Concert
Mr. London
raccolta ancor, Aria from
INTERMISSION
8:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ford Audi- Tutta
"Scipione"
Hanel
IV.
Recit.:
How
Willing
My
Paternal
torium.
Love, "Samson" Handel The Lord is Mighty
Jacob Weinberg
(Yo Adir)
The
event
is
presented
under
Aria:
Arm,
Arm
Ye
Brave
from
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.
"Judas Maccabeaus" Handel Wanderer's Prayer (Halicho
the
auspices
of
the
Zionist
Organ-
arr. Max Helfman
Copyright, 1962)
L'Keysarya)
Mr. London
ization of Detroit.
Shir Hapalmach (Israeli Marching
II.
arr. Sholem Secunda
Song)
VIEWS ON JEWS
Hollander is a 17-year-old Ballade in G. minor
Chopin
V.
A-flat major
Chopin Toccata
Ben-Haim
The American Jew of the 21st century will be a member piano virtuoso who appeared Polonaise in Mr.
Hollander
The
Girl
with
the
Debussy
III.
of the middle class, politically liberal, strongly opposed to the with the Detroit Symphony Or-
Flaxen Hair
Liszt
Four Songs of Mephistopheles
Mephisto Waltz
Union of Church and State ; friendly to Judaism and Jewish
Serenade, from "The Damnation
Mr. Hollander
culture . . . He will also be sympathetic to the State of Israel,
ready to identify with his fellow :Jews, and eager to effect a
synthesis of Americanism and Judaism . . . This prediction is
"MEMORABLE" • • • •
given in the "Concise Dictionary of American History" now
New York Post
published by Charles Scribner's Sons—a volume giving the
"POWERFUL . . . HAUNTING . . . BEAUTIFUL • .
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"what," "why" and "how" of all major events and trends n
"THE AUDIENCE GAVE HIM A STANDING OVATION AND
American history .. . About four columns in this iss,tme are
EIGHT CURTAIN CALLS"
devoted to the Jews in the United States . . . The history of
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the Jews in this country is divided in four periods — the
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Sephardic Period dealing with the early Jewish. settlers of
1649-1840; the Period of the Rise and Dominance of German
Jews which started in 1841; the Period of the Coming of the
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East European Jews which reached its height in the first quarter
of this contury ; and the Fusion Period which started when the
immigration quota laws of 1924 effectively .stopped Jewish im-
LONDON
migration to America.
chestra at Carnegie Hall in 1959.
BIGGEST CRUISE SEASON EVER .. .
The New York Times cited his
ECUMENICAL ECHOES
"brilliant performance," while
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With the Ecumenical Council now in session, it can be the Herald Tribune termed him
revealed that some dignitaries of the Catholic Church in the "incredible." Hollander has been
United States—who are now participating in the Council session soloist with the country's leading
—were upset by a resolution adopted at a recent convention of symphony orchestras. (His fa-
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one of the American rabbinical groups, which strongly opposed ther, Max Hollander, is a violin-
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having any Jewish observer at the Ecumenial Council . . . ist who has served as a concert-
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Although there was no question of inviting such an observer master of the NBC Symphony
—or of sending one—the resolution of the rabbinical convention and assistant concertmaster with
Min.
Min.
was interpreted by high Catholic Church leaders as an offensive Toscanini.)
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450
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14 460
indication that Jewish clergymen, although they want the Ecu- panied in his performance by
Oct. 13
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12 480
Dec. 21
France
Oct.
15
Atlantic
46
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Dec.
21
Mauretania
330
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menical Council to bring about stronger Catholic-Jewish amity, pianist Leo Taubman, has won
Oct. 19
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255
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are nevertheless discouraging the development of closer Catholic- acclaim in both Europe and the
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Oct. 26
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315
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17 560
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are known to oppose any revision of the Church's traditional
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9 220
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Nov. 10
230
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9
355
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390
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which the Jews are directly interested—elimination of remarks
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harmful to Jews both in the liturgy and in Catholic textbooks—
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action is not to be expected in the early months of the Council's
session . . . The question of anti-Semitism, if it comes up before
the Council, will not be dealt with before next spring . . . In
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tion to abstain from any public statements which can bring more
HOLLANDER
harm than good . . . To the credit of all other Jewish rabbinical
groups, it must be said that, while some of them had their United States. He has starred
Mike Roberts says:
doubts about having a Jewish observer at the Ecumenical Coun- in New York Metropolitan Opera
cil, they did not rush to the press with resolutions on this productions and last season
matter, as did the rabbinical group involved.
sang in Russian, at Moscow's
*
*
*
Boloshoi Opera.
His appearances have included
COMMUNAL AFFAIRS
Don't be surprised if the General Assembly of the Council the 'Munich and Venice Festivals,
of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds—which is meeting next the London Symphony, the Brus-
month in Philadelphia—does not adopt any decisions on the sels World Fair and the Van-
Jewish All-Day Schools . . . There will be a heated discussion couver Festival of the Arts.
on whether the Day School is a legitimate part of the com- Virgil Thompson, composer and
munity's educational endeavor, or just an exotic program for critic of the New York Herald
a fringe group . . . But the debate, enlightened as it will be, Tribune, has called London "one
will only serve to clarify the issue and' will lead to no decisions of the greatest singing actors
on the spot . . . The decisions will be taken in each community we have any of us known or
locally following the return of the delegates' from the Philadel- remembered."
For tickets to the Balfour
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Involved is the question as to whether the Jewish Welfare Concert, call DI 1-8540, or write
Fund in each community should subvent the Day School, and
LAUDER'S is becoming
if so, to what extent . . . However, the question of financial New York Salutes
a favorite in the smart
support by the central body of the community is really sub-
set . . . those who set the
Hebrew
High
Schools
sidiary to the validity and impact of the educational system
fashion pace. Its light-
which the Day School purports to represent . . . At present
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Mayor
ness and good taste are
there are about 50,000 children attending the Jewish Day Schools Robert F. Wagner has proclaim-
. . . This is about eight percent of the total of 600,000 children ed the week of Oct. 22-28 as
xnost appealing. Try it.
receiving education in all Jewish school systems . . . If Day "HebreW High School Week" as
School education is as effective as its proponents claim, then a tribute to the educational
these 50,000 children are a more significant quantity than the achievements of the Jewish
550,000 who attend afternoon or Sunday schools . . . On the Education Committee of Greater
other hand, what is the content of Day School education? . . . New York, sponsor of the ob-
What part, if any, shall the Jewish Welfare Funds play in servance.
supporting the Day School? . . . Should they subsidize only the
In his proclamation, the
'Michael -0, Roberts
deficit of the Hebrew Department or of the entire school? . . . Mayor lauded the city's Hebrew
Partner, Furs by -Robert
Is the Day School actually achieving the goals it claims and is high schools for the opportuni-
it a concern only of the Orthodox segment of the community? ties they offer "Jewish young-
.. These are only some of the questions that will be debated sters of our city to imbibe the
at the CJFW Assembly. in connection with the Day School issue eternal verities of an age-old
. . . There is no doubt that there is today less hostility to the faith as presented in the frame-
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