Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's Unhindered— Progress

Jerusalem Hills Villages to Grow Vegetables

JERUSALEM — Settlements in This season, the JNF will prepare
By MOSHE RON -
son also a number of world-famous Some 35,000 subscribers are attend- the Jerusalem hills, till now limit- approximately 450 acres for culti-
Jewish News Special
soloists will appear with the or- ing these concerts. Subscription ed to ,tending orchards and breed- vation, to be allocated to the vil-
lages of Mesilat Zion, Taoz, Tarom
Israel Correspondent
chestra — Claudio Arrau, Rodu tickets for a couple cost 420 Is-
TEL AVIV — When the manage- Lupu, George Lowental, Yehudi raeli pounds (approximately $120). ing poultry, will add vegetables to and Nocham.
The JNF also is completing work
ment of the Israeli Philharmonic Menuhin, Daniel Barenboim, Jaque- There are also cheaper tickets. their output as a result of land
Orchestra and its musical director, lin De Pres, Ditrich Fisher-Diskau, The orchestra played also in the reclamation by the Jewish National on the site for the first permanent
conductor Zubin Mehta, discussed Rafael Arye, Maureen Forrester. cities of Beersheba, Afula, Dimona, Fund in the nearby Latrun Valley. settlement in the Latrun Valley.
the situation in Israel a few months A new experiment is also the invi- Kiryat Gat and Eilat and in
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
ago before the opening of the 1970- tation of the pantomimist Samy kibutzim Yagur, Kin Gev and oth- 26—Fridoy, November 13, 1970
71 season, they were afraid that a Molcho.
ers. It played in concerts of the
number of subscribers may drop
The management and director Israeli Music Festival and special
out in the forthcoming season. Zubin Mehta were surprised, concerts with Arthur Rubinstein,
Among the 35,000 subscribers of when a greater interest than ever Leonard Bernstein, a complete
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• PACKING • CRATING • OFFICE MOVING
Jerusalem are family members of was noticed on the first day of It plays six concerts a week on
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killed soldiers, and it was clear selling and renewing subscription the average. Next season, in
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they would not be able to visit con- tickets. Few subscribers notified September 1971, the Israel Phil-
certs. There are many families the orchestra that they have to harmonic Orchestra will give con-
whose sons are on distant fronts, give up their subscriptions for a certs in Italy, Switzerland, France,
and the parents are waiting for a year as they are in mourning.
Austria, England and possibly in
telephone call and do not like to
Many hundreds stood for hours in West Germany.
leave their homes.
line in front of the Mann Audito-
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Mehta put forward some plans to rium to obtain new subscription
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It is hard to understand what
attract more young people to con- tickets. It was necessary to employ
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kind
of
people
the
Israelis
are.
certs. A year ago Mehta carried guards to keep order and to dis-
out the first experiment with the tribute numbers to the waiting Daily there are notable happenings
in Israel and in the neighboring
orchestra. He invited the Jazz Or- people.
countries. Fighting on the various
chestra "The Churchills," and the
On the eve of Rosh Hashana, a fronts, shooting on Israeli settle-
philharmonic orchestra played a taxi driver rushed into the building ments, terror actions and incidents
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work of Bach together with The and asked the guards to let him in
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Churchills. One cannot say that settle his subscription ticket quick- about
increasing
taxes,
strikes,
on-
the subscribers were happy about ly. because he could not find a slaughts on civil planes, political
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this choice. Mehta also conducted parking place and was afraid that strife between parties and political
Between Livemeir i Pinter,*
a concert on the campus of Tel the police would drag away his taxi leaders, a cholera epidemic, etc.
Aviv University.
. . . The crowd agreed to let him
all these events do not change
This year Mehta has decided on settle his matter immediately, as But daily
cultural life. Israel lives
Bloomfield
several new experiments. He in- people had respect for a taxi driver a the
normal
life with all its good and
vited young conductors and soloists who leaves his taxi in the street in bad scenes.
from abroad. He also chose a num- order to renew his subscription
The slogan of Israel is to con-
ber of young Israeli artists to ticket for orchestra concerts . . .
appear as soloists in concerts
Last season, the orchestra played tinue normal life in spite of the
directed by Leonard Bernstein, 200 concerts before more than 500,- security situation and losses on the
Istoan Kertes, Paul Paray, Antal 000 visitors. It plays nine subscrip- borders. Many people, who wished
Dorati, George Szolti, Ako Kamo, tion concerts in Tel Aviv in each to get new subscription tickets had
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The management of the orchestra
carried out a few months ago a
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NEW YORK (JTA)—The Feder-
The statement was made by San- which
and
00
per
cent
answered
they
do
phone: 851-4668
ation of Jewish Philanthropies of ford Solender, executive director,
New York declared that it will after 12 JDL members, headed by not like modern music.
have nothing to do with the Jewish their leader, Rabbi Meir Kahane,
Defense League, "an irresponsible invaded the federation's Manhat-
group that is openly attempting to tan offices, seized the telephone
damage federatiod and to inter- switchboard and refused to per-
fere with our efforts to support the mit the staff to leave.
vital services of our 130 member
The JDL members left without
institutions."
incident after an hour when po-
lice arrived, but threatened to re-
and to appear at the home
AJCongress to Cite turn
and office of George H. Heyman,
Jr.,
federation
president, and at
Justice Warren
the home of Solender.
The JDL, in a mimeographed
flyer, accused federation leaders
of propagating "assimilation" and
"ignoring the two most serious
Jewish problems today—Jewish
education and Jewish defense."
The JDL demanded an immediate
allocation of $6,000,000 for Jewish
education, primarily for Jewish
in nafural Minh . .
day schools, and $200,000 for pri-
vate "safety patrols in crime-rid-
of aresnie & Often,
den Jewish neighborhoods."
Solender noted that the feder-
we leature the laie6i
ation "Is prepared to meet with
any responsible group in the
jachel and frolic,
Jewish community to discuss the
program, policy and philosophy
engiL.
of the organization" but not with
a groan that spreads "untruthful
and distorted statements" and
all popular colors . . .
"pickets our fund-raising insti-
tutions."
He said "The JDL insists that
federation allocate funds for a pri-
vate defense force. We have re-
corded our opposition to any such
vigilante movement. The protection
of citizens and property is the re-
sponsibility of the city police force,
Open Thursday & Friday night 'til 9
and we are in continuous commu-
Nest to the Birmingham Theatre
nication with the police depart-
ment about matters affecting the
Former Chief Justice Earl safety of Jewish neighborhoods."
Warren (top) will receive the
Solender pointed out that the
1970 Stephen S. Wise Award of
the American Jewish Congress federation presently distributes
more
than $1,000,000 to the Board
at its awards dinner Nov. 22 in
the Hotel Pierre, New York. Co- of Jewish Education for direct
laureates this year are New Jewish educational services and
York attorney Shad Polier (lower more than $500,000 additionally to
left), retiring chairman of the federation agencies for cultural
Ar-
AJC's governing council, and and educational programs.
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"As an organization of the Jew-
San Francisco philanthropist
ish community, with a responsi-
Benjamin Swig.
bility to the entire Jewish com-
munity, we will not permit our-
Of the $30,600,000 raised in the selves to be intimidated or our
4.-
1969 Torch Drive, 26.7 per cent work jeopardized by the tactics of
was pledge& by hourly-rated work- the Jewish Defense League," Sol-
1wLwo 0
L1A-
ers. " -
ender said.
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