(Jewish Group) UCLA opens center for music of the 'American Jewish experience'
UCLA has opened a center to explore the history of Jewish music in America with an eye toward breaking ground.
The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience was backed by a $6.75 million endowment by the Milken Family Foundation.
The center, which opened last month, aims to “become a national leader in the exploration of Jewish music,” Milken told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
While a number of departments at American universities focus either on the academic study of music or prepare future performers, the center will be the first to combine both functions, said Marc Kligman, its director.
The Milken center is part of the university’s Herb Alpert School of Music.
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Finally something positive coming out of the CA university system in regards to Jews!