(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Palestine Memorial Conservatory will be erected shortly, according to Jasha Heifetz who is sponsoring the plan. In an interview here Mr. Heifetz declared that the sum of $2,000,000 is already available for this project and he is confident that American Jews will furnish the rest of the amount required.
After the completion of his concert tour in Europe, Mr. Heifetz intends to go to Palestine with Mr. Leopold Godowski, about the middle of April, for the purpose of preparing for the laying of the cornerstone of the conservatory.
“The conservatory will be erected near the Hebrew University as a center for Oriental music and culture. Prominent Jewish musicians and teachers in Europe and America will undertake the work for Jewish as well as Oriental and international music. The conservatory will be open to Oriental pupils as well as European and American students. I and Mr. Godowski undertook the establishment of this conservatory not because of Zionism, but because we are convinced that a Hebrew conservatory is a necessary element for the spirit of brotherhood among the nations,” he declared.
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