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...Olivero’s composition Kri’ot, the first piece of Israeli classical music to join a solo saxophone—played by Radnofsky—and a string quartet. Oliveros’ premier received a five-minute standing ovation from the audience. Sponsored by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Judaica Division of the Harvard College Library, the night celebrated the Israeli independence day through a selection of musical works by some of Israel’s most esteemed composers of classical music. Violet Gilboa, the curator and producer of the show, said that its purpose...
...Klee was forced to emigrate from Germany to Switzerland, the country of his birth, because the Nazis considered his art "degenerate" and there were rumors that he was Jewish. Klee's visualization of the inhumanity of Nazi rule shows that, in contrast to common misconceptions, not everything he created carried the illusion of cheerfulness. In Marked Man, lines in the shape of a swastika stretch like scars across what resembles a child's rendering of a human face. "The more horrifying this world becomes (as it is these days) the more art becomes abstract," Klee wrote in 1914. But while...
Jason W. Schnier ’11 of the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the undergraduate organization that sponsored the event, deemed the talk a success...
...pulsating beat of Israeli pop music and the aroma of falafel drifted out of a tent on the rain-drenched Science Center lawn yesterday during the sixth annual Israel Fest, a showcase of Israeli culture. I-Fest, co-sponsored by Harvard Students for Israel, the Harvard College Progressive Jewish Alliance, and Harvard Hillel, featured free food, activities, and booths for various Israel-related organizations. “Our goal is to make Israel a lot more accessible to the general population,” explained HSI President Miranda E. Rosenberg ’09, the main organizer of the event...
...Hamas, says the Palestinian commander, "We're here to bring law and order to Hebron, and that means confiscating weapons from everybody, even the political groups." The U.S.-supported Palestinian force may be armed and well-disciplined, but in Hebron that may not be enough. With Jewish settlers and Hamas gunning for them, the Palestinian officers will need to display caution and diplomacy...