THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS.
38 Friday, , October 10, 1980
George Benson, Watch Out; Israelis Develop Jazz Artistry
By J. A. LEWIN
From World Zionist
Press Service
Can gospel, blues, dixie-
land, swing, be-bop and
progressive jazz fit into the
format of Israel's most seri-
ous institution of music?
That is the question posed
by the new department of
jazz which opened this fall
at Jerusalem's prestigious
Rubin Academy of Music.
Heading the department
is the country's best-known
Sabra pianist, Danny
Gottfried. He has been play-
ing jazz for 20 years after
first discovering the inspi-
ration of free improvisation
in a little bar on the Tel
Aviv seafront in 1957 when
he was still a classical
pianist with the Air Force
orchestra. Gottfried is an
attorney as well as a musi-
cian.
The credit for bringing
jazz to academia in Israel he
gives to Michal Smoira
Cohn, who recently left the
Broadcasting Authority to
head the Rubin Academy of
Music.
In addition to the in-
tensive course of study,
open only to serious stu-
dents of music who have
already completed two
years of work towards a
degree, there also will be
weekly workshops. The
basic purpose of the new
department is to expand
appreciation of jazz in Is-
rael and to develop local
talent at ho -me rather
than, as at present, losing
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Can the blues be learned
in an academic setting? "Of
course it can," insists
Gottfried. "No one is born
with it. The question is if
you've got talent. If you
have, then it's got to be de-
veloped."
The faculty at the Rubin,
he says, will be beginning
modestly, requiring two
years of regular course work
as a pre-requisiste for
entrance to the jazz depart-
ment. However, to encour-
age local players who may
not have all the classical
training they would like,
there will also be special
workshops for "external
students" to develop their
talents.
Perhaps the one most
outstanding new star in
the local jazz constella-
tion is Russian immig-
rant Boris Gemer who
appears regularly with
his sextet at the Pargod
Theater in Jerusalem.
Gemer first learned his
riffs off bootleg record-
ings sold everywhere,
apparently, in the Soviet
Union.
When the Rubin's de-
partment of jazz opens in
the fall, Gemer will be its
first professor of the
saxophone. Another former
Russian, Viktor Fonorov, of
the Jerusalem Symphony
Orchestra, will teach bass.
Nahum Perpakovich will
lead students of jazz organ,
Jerry Gerval will teach per-
cussion, with instructors of
guitar and other instru-
ments still being sought.
UJA History
Chief Named
NEW YORK — The
American Association for
Jewish Education will in-
troduce a home subscription
program in 15 American
and Canadian communities
this fall in an effort to foster
greater family participation
in Jewish holiday obser-
vances.
The program, known as
"Home Start,"• was de-
veloped by the Baltimore
Board of Jewish Education
as a series of successive
mailings in the weeks pre-
ceding Jewish holidays to
families with three-to-
seven-year-old children.
Each mailing of specially
prepared materials — a kit
of stories, games, recipes,
handicrafts, recorded songs
and historical and back-
ground information — is de-
signed to help parents take
part with their children in
the conduct of enriching and
well-rounded holiday ob-
servances in their homes.
NEW YORK — Marshall
M. Weinberg of New York
City, vice president of the
American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee,
has been named chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal
Archives and Records Cen-
ter.
The appointment in-
cludes responsibility for
UJA's oral history program
and preparation for the
United Jewish Appeal's
1989 Jubilee celebration.
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AAJE Boosts
Observances
Nov. 30 Deadline
for Nazi Victims
Seeking Benefits
NEW YORK — The filing
deadline for West German
social security benefits to
Jewish victims of the Nazis
residing in the United
States is Nov. 30.
The agreement, which
was recently concluded be-
tween the U.S. And the
Federal Republic of Ger-
many provides for German
social security benefits to
certain U.S. citizens who
were resident or employed
in Germany.
The rules governing
eligibility and the amounts
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of the pension are regulated
by German laws. Potential
applicants are urged to con-
sult a qualified specialist
dealing with German social
insurance laws or claims of
victims of Nazi persecution.
All applications for bene-
fits must be submitted to
the Bundesver-
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1,000 Berlin 31, W. Ger-
many.
It is doubt in all cases,
that is the real malicious
devil.
UJA Conference to Hear Kollek
NEW YORK — Teddy
Kollek, mayor of
Jerusalem, will be the
keynote speaker at the
United Jewish Appeal
Southeast Regional Confer-
ence, Oct. 17-19, in Atlanta.
Kollek heads a list of dis-
tinguished speakers that
includes syndicated colum-
nist Joseph Kraft, UJA Na-
tional Chairman Herschel
W. Blumberg and Dr. Aryeh
Nesher, director of UJA Op-
eration Breakthrough.
Some 750 Jewish leaders
from throughout the South-
east United States will par-
ticipate in the conference.
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