Israel mourned today the loss of two outstanding personalities in the cultural life of the country. Max Brod, author, dramatist and composer, died here Friday at the age of 85. Frank Pelleg, pianist, harpsichordist and composer, who appeared as guest soloist with the German, Prague and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras, died in Haifa Saturday at the age of 58.
Max Brod was a close friend of Franz Kafka and was his literary executor. His books, “Ticho Brahe’s Way To God” and “Galileo in Chains” won awards. His musical productions included the “Requiem Hebraicum and chamber and piano works. He was known also as a critic and was art adviser to the Habimah National Theater. He came to Israel from Prague in 1939, He had played an active part in Czechoslovak Jewish life and had been vice-president of the Czechoslovak Jewish National Council. Frank Pelleg, who also came from Prague, was famed for his interpretation of Bach and for his interest in Baroque music.
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