{"value"=>"<span class=\"persname\">Coopersmith, Harry</span>, Compiled and Edited by, <span class=\"title\">The New Jewish Song Book</span> New York: Behrman House"}
{"value"=>"<p>The handsome hard cover book has been edited and designed with great care. Intended for primary level children, it is a collection of anthems, holiday songs, and folk tunes in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, presented in unaccompanied melody lines, several in two-part (SA) arrangements. There are guitar chord symbols suitable for simple harmonization. Transliterations are under the music, often with a singable English translation, and all the verses are given in Hebrew print text. There are some English annotations. The songs have been divided into three topical sections: Festive Occasions (<span class=\"emph\">Sukkoth</span> and <span class=\"emph\">Simhat Torah,</span> Thanksgiving, <span class=\"emph\">Hanukkah, Tu B'shvat, Purim,</span> Passover, <span class=\"emph\">Lag B'omer,</span> and <span class=\"emph\">Shevuoth);</span> Sabbath; and, Year Round (Old World, Israel, Bible, Friendship, Brotherhood, and Rounds). Music sources are indicated, including adaptations and poetics/lyrics. There are three indexes: an alphabetical list of the songs; a roster of composers and arrangers; and a classified index which is topically sub-divided as follows: Rounds; Two-Part Singing; For Confirmation or Graduation; For Dramatization; In a Quiet Mood; and, Year Round. This “classified index” is a subjective sorting and of limited value. The art work colorfully enhances the contents and also decorates the hard cover. The exceptional book design makes this a quality publication. There is a brief editor's foreword, as well as some citations and acknowledgements.</p>"}