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Heavenly, Beautiful. In such a hotbed of violinists, a touring virtuoso must display truly extraordinary gifts to elicit any kind of favorable response from the discerning Israeli critics and audiences. Last week just such an extraordinary talent came to Israel-Itzhak Perlman, 19, on his first visit to his native land since he left to study in the U.S. six years ago. Crisscrossing the country for eight concerts, Perlman drew rapturous reviews: "heavenly, beautiful," "already a master," "in the front row of the very few great violinists of our day." Said Michal Smoira, critic for Tel Aviv's Haaretz...
...excitement the $15,000 Guarnerius violin he had borrowed from Juilliard was stolen. The instrument was recovered later in a pawnshop, but news of the event completely overshadowed his stunning victory. Barring other such misfortunes, the U.S. and the world will be hearing a lot more about Itzhak Perlman in the very near future...
...mitzvah, and his proud papa, New York Senator Jacob Javits, 58, made sure that it was a memorable event. First young Joshua was whisked to a Negev Desert kibbutz to meet Premier David Ben-Gurion, who administered an impromptu Biblical quiz. Next it was a session with Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi, who nodded approvingly as Joshua recited from the Torah. On the big day, in Jerusalem's cavernous Yeshurun synagogue, Joshua marked his confirmation by intoning in near flawless Hebrew Verses 40 through 50, Chapter VII of First Kings, later received warm congratulations at a 100-guest luncheon...
Irreverent Israelis call the new center "the Vatican"; the more cynical refer to it as "party headquarters" for Mizrahi, the National Religious Party in Premier David Ben-Gurion's government. The Chief Rabbinate that the center will house -Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Isaac Halevi Herzog and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Itzhak Nissim, plus their staffs of scholars and law courts-has jurisdiction over marriage, divorce and many disputes affecting the personal status of Israelis. The rabbinate-which is already staffing its research departments with Talmudic scholars for the job-is breaking new ground in setting itself up as chief authority among...
Inviting the heads of Israel's Christian churches and communities to a New Year's tea, sad-faced old President Itzhak ben-Zvi of Israel begged his guests to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem." The peace of Jerusalem-and the Middle East -was standing in the need of prayer last week...