Posts from the “Blog” Category

  • The Idelsohn Society Loves Boston

    November 12th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

    It was a real joy to meet so many of our Boston supporters on Tuesday night at the remarkable New Center for Arts and Culture program at the House of Blues. DJ Eyal Rob’s knowedge of Israeli psych music was formidable, host Marco Werman understood the project better than we did, and the real highlight …

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  • Judaica Sound Archives

    November 9th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

    We at the Idelsohn Society have long admired the incredible work of the Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University and have long cherished our ongoing collaborations with them. They recently discovered a massive private collection of Jewish vinyl and have been begun to index and digitize their astounding new treasures. Check out their recent …

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  • The Idelsohn Society Needs Your Help!

    November 4th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

    The Idelsohn Society has recently started work on the classic television show, The Jewish Entertainment Hour, a New York City public access show hosted by the legendary Gary Wagner. The Jewish Entertainment Hour showcased many of the artists, musicians and entertainers we love and admire. However, we need help tracking down some of the artists …

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  • Found: Kol B’Seder

    November 2nd, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

    Toward the end of our album cover history of Jews in America, And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Our Vinyl, we included a terrific, autographed find from the early 80s by the cantorial duo Kol B’Seder, who looked like they took a break from desk jobs at IBM to shoot their …

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  • The Mystery of Aris San

    October 26th, 2009 | Blog | admin | No Comments

    Aris San’s career amounted to a story so far-fetched, it could only be true. A Greek singer who arrived in Israel in 1957 and within five years became a megastar, close friend of generals and politicians including Moshe Dayan. But his manicured guitar work and smooth vocal stylings incorporated Arab melodies into Israeli music fed …

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