[HANASHIR:1859] Re: Spielberg's Insult to Jewish Music

[Judy Git <hillel...>]

I'm with you on this one all the way, Adrian.  Let's have the address to write
to, if you can find it, and I promise that, for what it's worth, I'll put MY two
cents in.

BTW - word of warning - I saw in Walmart a "Prince of Egypt" collection.  It
included two things that I wanted anyway - namely - tickets to the movie and the
cd - so I bought it.  It seemed like a good price ($19.00 for these two things
plus a story book, plus a little lithograph).  The cd, which you can see through
the celophane window of the package has a picture from the movie on it and the
title "Collector's edition."  Well - what's on this cd is all of six songs - two
from the movie (NOT the two I was most interested in) two country and western
things - and two of the Christian stuff.  It is NOT the movie cd, as I had
thought.  There are altogether, to my knowledge, four cd's out there - this
"collector's edition" the movie cd (which is what I wanted and thought I was
getting) a country and western cd and the Christian one.  At the moment, I'm
trying to get them to replace the "collector's ediction" cd with the one I
really want.  Wish me luck.

Judy

Adrian A. Durlester wrote:

> To all my fellow Jewish Musicians:
>
> Another slap in the face for Jewish musicians everywhere.
>
> In an article in Nashville's "The Tennessean" on Thursday, it was reported
> that Country and Christian musicians had recorded tie-in CDs (under direct
> connection with the film's producer, Dreamworks) for the soon to be released
> "Prince of Egypt," an animated adaptation of the story of Moshe Rabbeinu.
> The film's publicists proudly proclaim there will be no fast-food tie-ins.
> The article states how many Xtian authorities were consulted so that a Moses
> acceptable to Xtians would be created. (Jewish experts were consulted also,
> but no mention was made of this in the article.)
>
> This summer at CAJE, under pressure, I reluctantly relinquished what was
> supposed to have been 30 minutes time (and wound up being over an hour) in
> the CAJE closing night program  to a publicist from Dreamworks who brought
> previews of the film and seemed anxious to court CAJE and the Jewish
> community.
>
> This being the case, I have to ask: why were NO JEWISH ARTISTS asked to
> participate in writing and recording a tie-in CD?
>
> I believe this matter is worthy of a letter/email writing campaign to Mr.
> Spielberg and Dreamworks. I will research the appropriate addresses and post
> them to the list.
>
> I understand that we represent a small market, but as Moses is OURS first,
> and Mr. Spielberg purports to increasing Jewish ties in his life, it is an
> insult to have ignored Jewish musicians.
>
> Here is a chance for Mr. Spielberg to demonstrate his support for his own
> people. The Xtian community continues to steal our Jewish heritage from us,
> but by bit. It is time to stem the tide.
>
> Adrian
>
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