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Symphony No 1, op.4 “Jewish” The question why there are specific symphonies called by the names of countries and nations has been on my mind ever since I was in my teens. There are Italian, Scottish and other symphonies. Why is there no Jewish one? – or maybe there is one, however I may not know this music. Therefore I have thought a lot about composing Jewish music for organ. After the deep upset at the assassination of our Israeli Prime Minister Jitzhak Rabin In the year 1995, I started composing “Mourning Jitzhak Rabin”. Encouraged by my friends and my public's response I continued my composing activities. The present organ symphony in E-flat minor is a “symphony-question”, that is the question about the uncertain, incomprehensible, inscrutable, undetermined position of the Jews in our world. This uncertainty is expressed by the practically missing endings of the first, third and fourth movements. These movements end with a question.