The Land Where Two Streams Flow: Music in the German-Jewish Community of Israel

by Philip V. Bohlman

In this study of musical life in the German-Jewish community, the author examines that community’s contributions to the musical life of modern Israel, showing how the dynamic interaction between the Central Europeans & other immigrant groups made the new musical culture truly national in scope. 1. The cultural legacy of the German Aliyah 2. The awakening of a modern community 3. Folk music & emerging national consciousness 4. Mannheim in the Eve of World War II 5. Ethnicity & western art music 6. The world centre for Jewish music in Palestine 7. The creation of a Urban Musical culture in Israel 8. The immigrant musician 9. The immigrant composer 10. Hausmusik 11. A sense of community, a sense of nation

257 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1989