18 Friday, January 22, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra Is a National Treasure There was no concert hall in Tel Aviv in 1936. The concert took place in a hall near the Tel Aviv port. TEL AVIV — On Dec.. There were many problems. 26, 45 years ago, one of the Even birds on the surround- ing trees interfered with the music. But the audience of . The Meyer and Nathan Fishman Family Found- 1,000 people listened to the ation announces five $1,300 awards to outstand- concert with enthusiasm ing high school students from the 10th-12th and Toscanini could not grades in the Tri-County area of Greater Detroit leave the stage for a long who will spend the summer of 1982 in Israel. time. Applicants must be enrolled in a Jewish high Huberman wept with school. They will be judged by academic joy. He did not play in the opening concert. He achievement, leadership and community service. wished to cede the whole Financial need will also be considered. honor to the great Application forms are available from Jewish humanist and musician educators or Dr. Gerald A: Teller, United Hebrew Toscanini. Schools, 21550 W. Twelve Mile Road, Box 2046, In such a way started the Southfield, Michigan 48037. Applications must be artistic road of the Israeli received by Dr. Teller no later than Friday, Feb- orchestra. Its vast activity ruary 26, 1982. comprises 200 concerts per ••-••••••-•-•-•-••••••••••••••••••••••-••• year for 37,000 subscribers. This is a great achievement. : • DRAPERIES • BEDSPREADS • BLANKETS The New York Philhar- monic has no more than (Cleaned or Laundered) • • 12,000 subscribers. • WINDOW SHADES LAMPSHADES PILLOWS _ The IPO concerts take place not only in the big VENETIAN BLINDS (Cleaned, retaped & re-corded) • • cities of Jerusalem, Tel • Aviv and Haifa, but also.in If you're moving we can remake and re-install • , small settlements. In 1977, your existing draperies to fit another window or • a historic concert took place room • on the Lebanese border with • conductor Zubin Mehta, We Remove & Install IMMO • • who is today the director of VISA' • the IPO. His aim was to demonstrate the inter- • • • relationship of peoples, in • • this case the suffering rras,er cnall?e • • people of Lebanon. • Suburban Call Collect • The IPO is considered as S. • Israel's best ambassador. • " 'All - that the name implies. • • • •• Each visit of the orchestra to a foreign country is a na- tional demonstration in favor of Israel. It proves to the whole world that Israel is not only a country fighting for its existence but also a country of- great cultural achieve- ments. There is no possibility of the IPO filling the re- quests of Jewish com- munities throughout the world. It is the world's hardest-working or- chestra. Almost all eve- nings of the week are fil- led with concerts. The members of the orchestra are happy that it is for- bidden to have concerts on Friday nights and Jewish holidays, so they are able to have some rest. The Dec. 26 anniversary was celebrated with a jubilee concert. Conductor Mehta interrupted his con- certs in Europe and came especially to Israel for 30 hours to conduct the con- cert. After the concert, a fes- tive banquet was held in the Tel Aviv Hilton. The concert and itt audi- ence looked different from those at the opening concert 45 years ago. One could see many women dressed in ex- pensive fur coats, wearing diamonds and Paris-style robes. A special program with the history of the orchestra was printed. The old musi- For HELENA HAIR DESIGN - phone 354-0727 cians who had built up the orchestra were presented to For HELENA COSMETICS - phone 354-1384 the public and honored. By MOSHE RON The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent greatest cultural institu- tions of Israel was founded. There are still people living who remember the first con- cert of the Israeli Philhar- SUMMER 1982 IN ISRAEL AWARDS naonic Orchestra. The foun- der of the IPO, world- famous violinist Bronislav Huberman who had or- ganized the first concert in Tel Aviv, had invited to the opening conductor Arturo Toscanini, one of the most ardent opponents of Fas- cism and Nazism. The IPO was founded in 1936 in order to help Jewish musicians who were eject&I. from German orchestras. Huberman did not forget Jewish musicians from Po- land, where anti-Semitism was strong. Toscanini an- nounced that he would con- duct the concert not only for persecuted musicians in Germany but for all sup- pressed artists in the world. • • • • • • • • • musician from Poland, who had wished to go to Israel and be a member of the or- chestra. The orchestra has become an integral part of the Is- raeli reality. years, described in the program the char- acteristics of people who had joined the subscrip- tion concerts of the or- chestra during recent years: A former soldier of the Israeli Army and an Oriental young Jew, for whom European music had been strange. He fell in love with this music and even bought a new suit and hat, in order to attend the concerts. There are cases of parents who bought their daughters subscription tickets as a wedding present. There are many people who survived the Holocaust. They find in music comfort after the many years of suffering and hunger. One of them made an oath in Auschwitz that if he would survive and get to Israel he would attend the concerts of the orchestra in memory of his friend, a SPECIALTY PRINTING 23067 Coolidge at 9 fy- - Oak Plaza Plaza 541-0022 OFF EVERYTHING IN STORE! (Except lottery tickets & film processing) • Invitations • Stationery • Greeting Cards \• Etc. • Etc. • Etc. 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