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BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC / 9 ISRAEL ,e1/1%fi THE NEXT GENERATION A Festival of the Performing Arts I r, . t r. ..411°, o 1 .'-me . c . k .t. ° It t ft.... a' . ' 0 . .., t] ° V 110 *lir 4141 ' A 1 o . IP THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC in conjunction with THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL IN NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS Oefil4TION . in association with UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK'S OPERATION EXODUS % presents ISRAEL ,1 THE NEXT GENERATION A Festival z of the Performing Arts OFFICIAL CARRIER Towe it UI Funding has been provided by THE ISRAEL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE ISRAEL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Additional support from THE NORMAN AND ROSITA WINSTON FOUNDATION THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE TEL AVIV FOUNDATION S.H. AND HELEN R. SCHEUER FAMILY FOUNDATION AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV MUSEUM GRENADIER REALTY CORP., MANAGING AGENT OF STARRETT AT SPRING CREEK AYA AND OFER AZRIELANT JORDACHE ENTERPRISES, INC. CAROL AND JOEY LOW HENRY AND LUCY MOSES FUND, INC. MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL STEINHARDT BOTWINICK-WOLFENSOHN FOUNDATION SAMUEL AND MAY RUDIN FOUNDATION, INC. BNAI ZION FOUNDATION THE HARKNESS FOUNDATIONS FOR DANCE MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL PATRONS The presentation of Hamlet by The Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv is supported by a special three-year grant from LILA WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST FUND for innovative productions of the classics. The BAM facility is owned by the City of New York and its operation is made possible, in part, with public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council and Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden. APOLOGIA: THIS YEAR, AS A RESULT OF A MAJOR REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING BY NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE, WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF OUR HOUSE PROGRAMS AND, THEREFORE, ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS SITUATION AND ASK YOUR INDULGENCE AND PATIENCE IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. -THE EDITOR BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer In conjunction with The Consulate General of Israel in New York, Consul for Cultural Affairs, Noam Semel In association with UJA-Federation of New York's Operation Exodus Peter W. May, Chairman presents in the BAM Opera House January 19, 7pm SALUTE TO FREEDOM CONCERT BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LUKAS FOSS, Conductor SHLOMO MINTZ, Violin VLADIMIR FELTSMAN, Piano MESKIE, Vocals ACHINOAM NINI and GIL DOR, Vocals and Guitar SERGEI NAKARAKOV, Trumpet ALEXANDER POTIOMKIN, Clarinet ITAY TALGAM, Guest Conductor TOVAH FELDSHUH and MIKE BURSTYN, Hosts and Masters of Ceremony Star Spangled Banner led by TOVAH FELDSHUH Hatikvah led by MESKIE Concerto in F Minor JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH VLADIMIR FELTSMAN, Piano BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA; LUKAS FOSS, Conductor Speeches of Welcome Carnival of Venice J. B. ARBAN SERGEI NAKARAKOV, Trumpet ALEXANDRA VERBITKAYA, Piano Symphony for Strings (2nd Movement) ALEXANDER LEVKOVICH BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA; ITAY TALGAM, Conductor Original Works ACHINOAM NINI, Vocals GIL DOR, Guitar Depths of Light and Darkness RACHEL GALINNE Overture on Hebrew Themes SERGEI PROKOFIEFF ALEXANDER POTIOMKIN, Clarinet BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC STRINGS; LUKAS FOSS, Conductor Israeli and Ethiopian Songs MESKIE, Vocals ROY SUAREZ, Piano Partita JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH SHLOMO MINTZ, Violin Encore Masque from "Age of Anxiety" LEONARD BERNSTEIN LUKAS FOSS, Piano Program and order subject to change. This performance is made possible, in part, by U JA-Federation of New York's Operation Exodus and Grenadier Realty Corp., managing agent of Starrett at Spring Creek. ric7,7 Oa-) If you want to know how good Tower's service is, consider two points. 1 Tel Aviv When an airline flies the New York to carpeting, the works. (You see, we're Tel Aviv route, it has to satisfy some pretty as concerned about your comfort as discriminating customers. you are.) So the only way for an airline to succeed Of course, no matter who you fly to is to have even higher standards than its Israel, you'll be dazzled by the beaches passengers. of Tel Aviv, the views from Masada, and Which is why Tower Air does so much the glory of Jerusalem. for the passengers on our Israel run. But when you fly Tower, your fond ride. We offer more leg room than other memories will also include the plane Air's airlines, so your knees can enjoy traveling To find out more about Tower as much as the rest of you. regularly scheduled, nonstop flights to And we always staff extra flight Israel, call your travel agent today. attendants, so everyone gets extra 0 1991 Tower Air. JFK Intl Airport, Hangar 8, Jamaica, NY 11430 attention. And our food isn't just good for airline food, it's just plain good. Toweir even remodeling the cabins of Its not how many people you fly. We're them. our entire fleet with new seats, new It's how well you fly BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer In conjunction with The Consulate General of Israel in New York, Consul for Cultural Affairs, Noam Semel In association with UJA-Federation of New York's Operation Exodus Peter W. May, Chairman presents in the BAM Opera House January 23 & 25, 8pm OFRA HAZA IN CONCERT and AMKA YEMENITE DANCE TROUPE REGIONAL COUNCIL MATE ASHER RINA SHARETT, Artistic Director Dancers: RAHEL ADMONI, BILA VISER, GILA COHEN, YONA DAMTY, YAAKOV DOGMA, ISRAEL GACOV, YOSEF HASON, ARYE MANZUR, MOSHE YIRMIYAHU, MOSHE YOSEPH, AMNON OVED, MOSHE OVED, HAIM SAADIA, LEVANA SAID, ILANIT SHAPIRA, SARA ULI, YOSEF TZADAKA Drummer: SAMYEL DAUS Singers: MOSHE HARIR, YEHUDA YAFA ZION SHLOMI, Troupe Manager The American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum will sponsor the first evening's program, with special guests of honor Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. These performances are made possible, in part, by the Harkness Foundations for Dance and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. 119zj, obs-d-c) OPERATION EXODUS Chairman, Dear Friends: Operation Exodus PETER W. MAY Co-Chairman, In the past two years, more Soviet Jews have emigrated to Israel than Operation Exodus ALEXANDER FISHER we ever thought possible. Indeed, the dream of freedom for Soviet Jews has Co-Chair, Special Gifts, finally become a reality. In fact, it is likely that ultimately, Israel will absorb Operation Exodus PEGGY TISHAUN one million new citizens. Honorary Chairs, Operation Exodus WIWAM ROSENWALD On the average,10,000 Soviet Jews begin new lives in Israel each JACK D. WEBER month. As of today, more than 335,000 Soviet Jews have made aliyah. And Chair, Board of Directors IRWIN HOCHBERG in May, 1991, nearly 14,500 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to safety in President Israel during a daring rescue effort. DAVID G. SACKS Executive Vice President STEPHEN D. SOUNDER Since the OPERATION EXODUS campaign began, New Yorkers have President-Elect responded with characteristic generosity, donating more than $130 million ALAN S. JAFFE - - an enormous sum of money, but still not enough to meet the growing General Chair, Campaign HARVEY SCHULWEIS needs. General (hair -Elect, Campaign ALVIN H. EINBENDER The people of Israel are working feverishly to house, feed, retrain and Choir, Domestic Affairs employ this massive immigrant wave. They are going about this Division LOUISE B. GREILSHEIMER tremendous task with a dedication of spirit unequaled in recent history. But Chair, Overseas Affairs they cannot do it alone. Simply put, they need our help. ALAN R. RATION Treasurer PHILIP LASKAWY Of the new immigrants in the work force, approximately 8,500 - or Secretory roughly 5% are professional musicians, writers, actors, dancers and SELMA SHAVITZ - Chief Operating Officer, singers. I encourage you to experience the wealth of talent these new Financial Resources immigrants have brought to Israel during the Brooklyn Academy of Music's ADAM B. KAHAN Arts festival, Israel: The Next Generation. Chief Operating Officer, Israel Performing Program Services JEFFREY R. SOLOMON On behalf of Operation Exodus and UJA-Federation, I thank you for Executive Vice President Emeritus your support and hope you enjoy the festival. ERNEST W. MICHEL Director, Operation Exodus STEPHEN DOOCHIN Sincerely, Peter W. May Chairman, Operation Exodus UJA-FEDERATION 130 East 59th Street New York, N.Y. 10022 (212) 980-1000 Oleo* (212) 836-1820 FREEDOM FOR SOVIET JEWS ISN'T FREE. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Harvey Lichtenstein, President and Executive Producer In conjunction with The Consulate General of Israel in New York, Consul for Cultural Affairs, Noam Semel In association with UJA-Federation of New York's Operation Exodus Peter W. May, Chairman presents in the BAM Opera House Febuary 1, 7:30pm SHLOMO ARTZI IN CONCERT with Guest Artist ETTI ANKRI Arrangements & Keyboards: ADI RENERT Drums and Percussion: MEIR ISRAEL Bass Guitar: MICHAEL MICHAELI Electric Guitar: SHMUEL BOUDAGOV Saxophones: AMIR GWIRTZMAN Lighting: "BAMBI" AVI YONA BUENO Sound: AMIR ETKIN Producers: GAD ORON & MICHAEL TAPUACH Look at Your Bank's CD Rate. Then Look at Israel Bonds. State of Israel Bet We Variable Rate Issue Bond Can Peak 750% Current Rate of Interest Your Interest. (through May, 1992, for bonds purchased If you invested in a five-year CD, you were through April, 1992) probably attracted by the interest rate. 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