Re: Four Quesions on Am Yisroel Chai

[Eliezer Kaplan]

Well since Raymond Scott's 'Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals' dates from 1937 and has the same theme let's just assume that Reb Shlomo picked it up subconsciously. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Green To: World music from a Jewish slant Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: Re: Four Quesions on Am Yisroel Chai Shlomo Carlebach wrote the popular melody in the 60's when the leaders of the Soviet Jewry Movement (Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry) came to him and asked him to compose an anthem.  This can be verified by Avi Weisz of the Hebrew Institute of Rivendale who spoke at Shlomo's levaya and mentiioned the nigun.  It appears on the I Heard the Wall Singing recording of the 1960's.  And I have that recording in my collection. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: World music from a Jewish slant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Four Quesions on Am Yisroel Chai >Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:16:01 EDT > >I thought there was a Carlebach conneciton to the song... STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------=