Last week, the audience at the Seattle Symphony found out at the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ “Symphony of Meditations,” based on the poems of Solomon Ibn Gabirol.

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Luis Munez Marin, Governor of Puerto Rico, has issued a proclamation designating 1960 as Solomon Ibn Gabirol year, in memory of the 11th century Spanish-Jewish poet.

Mayor Wagner has proclaimed the year 1960 as “Solomon Ibn Gabirol Year” in New York City in a proclamation presented to leaders of the Hispanic Jewish community here.