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Peretz and is `If Nbt'IligLite'r'
By CANTOR LOUIS KLEIN
Yitzhak Leib Peretz, whose "If
Not Higher" will be performed at
the Bnai Moshe on March 22, was
one of the three giants of Yiddish
literature. His justly deserved fame
derived from a vast double-faceted
literary output; for Peretz is as
well known for his biting social
criticism as he is for his warm
tales of Hasidim.
The Hasidim—the Pious Ones—
the sect of Jews who first appeared
in Eastern Europe during the 17th
century, held that devotion to God
is best expressed in love for God's
creatures—fellow man.
Contrary to ancient tradition
which held that true knowledge of
God was open only to the learned,
the Hasidim believed that God, is
near to all his creatures. Standing
between God and the Hasid was the
Rebbe who, by the power of his
devotion and piety, helped bring
both together.
The mystical powers of the
Rebbe and the deep emotionally
rooted piety of the Hasid gave rise
to a vast treasury of Hasidic pray,
ers, songs and wordless heaven-
ward-rising tunes.
"If Hot Nigher" underlines the
conflict between the Hasidim and
their religion of the soul, and the
others, primarily the intellectually
oriented Lithuanian Jews, who be-
lieved that an ignorant man could
never achieve true piety.
Cantor Samuel Rosenbaum of
Rochester, N.Y., has provided a
completely new setting for Peretz's
magnificent short story. While writ-
ten specifically as a text for a mu-
sical work, the poetic setting
achieves a majesty and rhythm of
its own, which sheds new brilliance
upon the word of Peretz.
Sholom Secunda's musical treat-
ment of the new setting is witness
to the composers complete mastery
of the music of the Hasidim, and
the many-faceted prayer modes of
the synagogue. The work opens
with the ancient call of the beadle
to the Jews of Nemirov to arise to
worship their makei. Later on, this
simple, poignant fragment becomes
the climax of a soaring tenor aria.
Another theme appearing again
and again is the wordless "Ya-Bi-
Barn" tune of the Hasidim. It is in-
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troduced first in the opening section
by the tenor and chorus and later
as a dramatic underscoring by the
orchestra. The authentic "Selihot"
modes are skillfully interpreted in
tenor and baritone arias and in a
moving "A Cappella" section by
the chorus. Secunda has captured
the agelessness of Jewish chant in
a contemporary sound, resulting
in a work that is fresh to the ear,
but timeless in its appeal to the
heart.
State Rep. ALBERT A. KRAMER,
chairman of the House committee
on insurance, is attending the
meeting of the steering committee
of the national Conference of In-
surance Legislators in Atlanta.
Kramer was recently elected vice
chairman of the organization and
also was named chairman of the
annual conference scheduled for
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