Re: Fw: MItzvah music and dance

[Marvin <physchem...>]

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alex Lubet 
  To: World music from a Jewish slant 
  Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:32 PM
  Subject: Re: Fw: MItzvah music and dance


  At 10:04 AM 7/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:

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    "One wonders if there are many young descendents of the immigrants who want 
to make careers of their cultural activities."
     
    I have a friend from Bukhara.  She wanted to incorporate some traditional 
Bukharin music and dance into her son's bar mitzvah celebration but her son 
absolutely wouldn't have it.  He was embarrassed in front of his friends.  So, 
they just had a disco style party.  Everyone wants to blend in to the larger 
society and not stand out in the crowd.
     
    Helen


  Actually, both of my kids specifically asked for Jewish music.  This may have 
something to do with the fact that both of their parents are musicians and 
they've heard a great deal of it and like it and grew up performing in shul.


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  One of my daughters asked my wife and I what kind of music she should have at 
her wedding.  We suggested klezmer, and she turned it down with, "I want music 
people can dance to."  We've educated her since, but not in time for the 
wedding.