Creative Statement
Call it a guilty conscience on behalf of all of us at Zuntik shul (Sunday
school) who didn’t appreciate the passion, talent and dedication of the mild
mannered music teacher who blew his pitch pipe… before us.
Call it a gesture of thanks to the composer who contributed
to the Yiddish soundtrack of our childhood, our seyder tables and the
lives of our own students and children.
Call it a chance to honour a man who, for the 14 short
years he was part of it, contributed so much to the cultural fabric of the
Melbourne Jewish community.
If nothing else, this project has
enabled us to bring the music of Boruch Kaluszyner to the attention of new eyes
and ears via new mediums, thus fulfilling a long held promise we made to each
other, to do so.
We were convinced that Boruch Kaluszyner was unique in the
story of Jewish life in Australia. His life and contribution deserved to be
known and remembered, and his music, to be heard and performed.
This project would not have been realised without: the
support of the family of Boruch Kaluszyner; the philanthropy of our
benefactors; the support of likeminded organisations; or our friends and
creative partners who despite not knowing anything of Boruch
Kaluszyner, jumped on board our passion project with enthusiasm and generosity.
A sheynem dank, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre for facilitating the birth
of this project and to the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation for
helping us realise our dream.
Oyf simkhes bay Yidn!
Freydi and Tomi
