RE: Klezmer in corporate hands?

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

I just started a new mailing list for children of Holocaust survivors and God 
knows how I will be able to survive life after that.   As if I wasn't busy 
enough before.  

Have still much to say about those threads.  I created a new folder of all the 
interesting things said in the last 3 weeks that I want to read over (not just 
scan) and respond to.  Hope I get a chance to do that.   


It was good seeing you.  Really sorry that we didn't get a chance to talk at 
Klezkamp.   You know I can't walk 10 feet there without greeting at least 5 
friends.   So many people to talk to, so much to do....   So another time, 
Owen.   

Klezkamp was good.   But I did hope that Chava Alberstein would hang around and 
talk.   We said that to each other when we saw her in NY two months ago.   It 
didn't work out.   I expected certain things to happen which didn't happen, and 
so I was disappointed.   Certain extraordinary musicians who were there last 
year were not there this year.   Didn't get to dance as much as I wanted (my 
fault).   Too much to go to, too much to do.  But it was great to be with so 
many friends.  I think that that's why a lot of people go.   It was also great 
to sit and get acquainted with people and their spouses that I have had only a 
professional relationship with.   Josh got some someone to write a beautiful 
new Yiddish song from a text of Beyla Gottesman, who was also in his Song 
Writing class.   Zalmen Mlotek's beautiful arrangement (in what had to be a 
matter of hours) made it a truly wonderful performance at the last concert.   
Meeting/hearing some of new teen musicians was truly terrific.   They are 
really, really amazingly fabulous, especially the 14 year old fiddler.   I am 
sorry I can't remember his name.   One of the other teens wound up being one of 
son's campers when he was a CIT at Camp Ramah a few years ago.   What a small 
world, we both said to each other.  Fruit late at night is a great idea, but 
allowing smoking at the bar isn't.   If you open up the door to air that 
section out, you freeze everyone to death.   Food is too good and we all eat 
too much (my fault).  The memorial to Meir Noy was very moving.   Sal has a lot 
of good things to sell.   Even found a Yiddish record with dirty songs (don't 
know such a repertoire.)   Being away from my computer was a true vacation.   
But our car's transmission dying a second time in 4 months was no laughing 
matter.   (The same thing happened to us upon leaving Klezkanada - we're 
beginning to think that these festivals are car jinx.)  The car is still in 
repair somewhere up there and will cost about $1500 even with the 25% discount 
with our NY Times card. 

How is that for a report?


Reyzl   




    

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From:  Owen Davidson[SMTP:owend (at) tp(dot)net]
Sent:  Sunday, January 03, 1999 12:17 PM
To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject:  Re: Klezmer in corporate hands?

Reyzl,

I'm glad to see you picking up the threads.  I'm sorry that we didn't get a 
better chance to talk last week: what a whirlwind!  I'm only just coming down 
to earth now.  I hope people on this list will have things to say
about all that transpired at Klez Kamp 98.
 Owen


Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky wrote:

> Can't believe the mail came in normally twice now.   Borukh hashem is what I 
> guess I have to say.
> Happy, healthy New Year to those who celebrate this day.
>
> Reyzl
>
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> From:  Eliezer Kaplan[SMTP:zelwel (at) earthlink(dot)net]
> Sent:  Friday, January 01, 1999 1:50 PM
> To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
> Subject:  RE: Klezmer in corporate hands?
>
> At 01:01 PM 1/1/99 -0500, Reyzl wrote:
>
> >You want something to worry about as a Jew?   How about Lubavitch's turn
> to a Christian concept of the rebbe as Mashiakh?   I >never, ever thought
> they would degrade themselves into this total apostasy and insanity, but
> it's still way far from supporting >the American Nazi party.
>
> To be fair, I'm not so sure that you're talking about the Lubavitch
> mainstream here. I think the Rebbe ressurection nuts are a loud (and
> probably embarrassing to the other Lubavitchers) minority.
>                                         EK

--
Owen Davidson
Amherst  Mass
The Wholesale Klezmer Band

The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said Little creature formd of Joy and Mirth
Go Love without the help of any King on Earth

Wm. Blake