Re: "Klezmer" review in NR

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

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Amen. Well said.

> I read Ruth Wisse's review of Henry Sapoznik's "Klezmer" in "New Republic"
> and she genuninely seems interested in the book and in the material. She
> does not agree with Henry's viewpoint, "where he's coming from", which is
> her right, so her conclusion, quoted by Bert doesn't bother me as much as
> her notion of authenticity, - one aspect of Judaism is more "authentic"
> than another.  Her view that the klezmer revival is like "kosher style"
> food is seeing the glass half empty and not half full. Who said that the
> new klezmer musicians only learn the music and stop there? Many do, many do
> not. Some learn Yiddish, some become more religious and some learn more
> about Jewish culture etc. Wisse writes, "..by shifting away from
> [Yiddish]theater....". Without some sociological research into who these
> revivalists are,this directional analysis is wrong.  To me it seems that
> many/most klezmer singers, musicians came from no or little Jewish cultural
> background,and we should appreciate any step they make into reclaiming
> their heritage. - Itzik
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