Re: Musica Judaica journal

[Eliott Kahn <Elkahn...>]

The new volume of MUSICA JUDAICA, the Journal of American Society for Jewish 
Music, has been released just this past month. The volume was put together over 
the course of 2001 by its editors,  Dr. Israel J. Katz and Dr. Arbie Orenstein. 
The new editorial staff is committed to publishing a new volume every year. 
Anyone interested in submitting articles may send them to: Prof. Arbie 
Orenstein, 594 Mohawk Road, West Hempstead, NY 11552-3927. For more 
information, you may e-mail Arbie Orenstein at: ArbieO (at) aol(dot)com

The journal might be perused at a local synagogue--several are institutional 
members--or at some academic libraries. Copies of the journal may be purchased 
for $15.00 apiece or by becoming a member of the American Society for Jewish, 
15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10023 (212) 294-8328. ($30-40.00, individual 
membership).

The contents of the 2001 edition are as follows:

Nationalism and the Creation of Jewish Music: The Politicization of Music and 
Language in the German-Jewish Press Prior to the Second World War /  Esther 
Schmidt

Heinrich Schalit and Weimar Jewish Music  /  Eliott Kahn

The Song of Israel: An Eastern Viewpoint /  Amnon Shiloah

Yemenite Women's Songs at the Habani Jews' Wedding Celebrations  /  Yael Shai

The Third International Conference on Jewish Music (2000)  /  Malcolm Miller

In Memoriam:  Irene Heskes / Jon Newsom ;  Byron Cantrell / Israel J. Katz;  
Charles Haywood / Israel J. Katz;  Ruth Rubin /  Zalmen Mlotek

Reviews:  Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Let Jasmine Rain Down: Song and Remembrance 
among Syrian Jews (Chicago, 1996)  /  Israel J. Katz

             Don Harran.  Salamone Rossi: Jewish Musician in Late Renaissance 
Mantua (Oxford, 1999)  /  Israel J. Katz



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