Harry Coopersmith, head of the music department of the Board of Jewish Education sailed for Vienna where he is planning to stay until the Spring. He is taking a leave of absence for ten months in order to make an intensive study of Jewish synagogue and folk music. His plan also includes making a comparative study of music in the Palestinian schools.
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