Evening star., 1923-11-04
Leopold Auer-veteran Violin
Master

The dean Of music, master of the
worlds greatest violin masters.
teacher Of Heifetz. Elman Zimbalist
and a score Of other great music
artists, solo player of three successive
czars, and. despite, his advanced age.
still one Of the most alert and open
minded of men, Leopold Auer fnds
himself at the age of nearly eighty
an exile from the country ne loved
50 we'll and served with such
honor and distinction for more than
fifty years. His coming to America
has been hailed by musical America
as a great event. There Is still
enough, fire. 1t is said, left in this
old man to found in this country a
school Of music which will eclipse
everything which has gone before.
In his study In New York city. young
talents are being trained. who may
yet outshine some of his former cele-
brated disciples.
Leopold Auer. pupil of the creates.
voilin master of the last century,
Joachim, is a Jew, and of Hungarian
birth. His talent manifested itself
early and received immediate recog-
milton. In musical Petrograd he was
supreme arbiter. Though a Jew he
was powerful enough TO make the
czar grant special permission to
Mischa Elman to live in the Russian
capital and receive the benefit of hts
instruction. In 1895 he was elevated
to the rank OF hereditary Russian
nobility and later was made Russian
state councillor France honored him
with being made. Chevalier Legion d.
Honneuer.
Though nearly eighty, this veteran
Of the violin is still one OF the most
active of men. constantly alert for
the discovery OF new talent with the
promise of future greatness. A book
which he has recently published,
violin Teaching" besides being a
great and valuable contribution to the
with musical "reminiscences, covering
nearly three-Quarters OF century
Those who have read II pronounce IT
to be q masterpiece OF erudftion and
simplicity, written by the foremost
leader in the feld. Besides being
great linguist, equally at home In
Russian, German, Hungarian, French.
English and italian, all of which
languages he speaks fluently and Is
master OF their literatures.
Ne~tor OF American Rabbits Sails for
Palestine.
In order to acquaint himself at
first hand with all the facts con-
nected with the settlement OF the
Jews in Palestine, and to bring back
to the people not merely hearsay re-
ports Of Palestine, but authentic and
authoritative information, DR.. Joseph
Silverman, nestor of American rabbts
and rabbi emeritus OF Temple Eman-
uel, one of the leading reform con-
gregattons in America, sailed for
DR.. Silverman's voyage OF explor-
ation." despite his advanced age, did
not come as a surprise to those who
have followed his recent activities In
behalf of Palestine. especially in con-
palestine Foundation Fund).
In an interview which DR.. SILVER
man gave before leaving. he explain
ed the object Of his trip:
I'm addition TO the economic and
racial conditions OF that interesting
interest, II possible. in Its cultural
development. in order to satisfy my
self as we'll as those OF American
Jewry who have not yet become con-
vinced OF the potency OF the claims
that have been made regarding the
future OF Palestine as a Jewish CEN
ter and as an inspiration for educa-
tion. religion and general culture.
intend also to interview repro.
sentAtives OF the Moslems. Jews and
Christians, in order to find out at
first hand the exact truth OF the re-
lations between these elements and
thus be in q position to answer the
prejudiced reports which know have
been circulated. I undertake this
trip to Palestine at this time because.
in the course of my recent trip to
the west on behalf Of the Palestine
Foundation Fund. became convinced
that 1t was necessary to bring to the
people not merely hearsay reports,
but authentic ard hrst-hand infornnns
tion."
DsstiasuisheA Peet Take. uD Resi-
dence in Palestine.
H. N. Bialik. the greatest Hebrew
poet living, and one OF the greatest
Hebrew bards Of all time, has den-
nitely decided to make his permanent
residence in Palestine. In addition
to hts literary work. Bialik expects
10 develop in Palestine his publish
ing enterprise, which has already
produced several works OF monu-
mental Importance.
A writer Of exquisite Hebrew, a
poet by divine grace. a composer OF
lines which are not matched any
where in Hebrew literature. IL. NJ.
Bialik has made for himself reDu-