Book contents
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Composers in Context
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Bernstein’s World
- Part II Conducting
- Part III Composition, Creation, and Reception
- Part IV Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
- Chapter 20 Music Appreciation
- Chapter 21 Omnibus
- Chapter 22 The Young People’s Concerts
- Chapter 23 Israel
- Chapter 24 The USSR
- Chapter 25 Asia
- Chapter 26 Latin America
- Part V Connections
- Part VI The Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 23 - Israel
from Part IV - Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2024
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Composers in Context
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Bernstein’s World
- Part II Conducting
- Part III Composition, Creation, and Reception
- Part IV Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
- Chapter 20 Music Appreciation
- Chapter 21 Omnibus
- Chapter 22 The Young People’s Concerts
- Chapter 23 Israel
- Chapter 24 The USSR
- Chapter 25 Asia
- Chapter 26 Latin America
- Part V Connections
- Part VI The Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
On 9 July 1967, Leonard Bernstein led the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) in a concert atop Mount Scopus, celebrating in the aftermath of the Jewish State’s geopolitical victory in the Six-Day War. Even as explosions thundered on in the distance, Bernstein publicly championed Jerusalem’s destiny to be a peaceful, unified city in which all could flourish through increased cultural tolerance. This event is perhaps more indicative than any other of the contradictions between Bernstein’s personal and political beliefs as a progressive, first-generation Jewish American and his deeply ingrained, lifelong loyalty to Zionism and Israeli nationalist sensibilities. This chapter briefly explores how these oft-conflicting belief systems and historical events shaped Bernstein’s lifelong struggle to negotiate his identity as an American New Jew.
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- Leonard Bernstein in Context , pp. 190 - 197Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024