Posts from the “Sol Zim” Category
Last night was a magical evening for all of us at the Idelsohn Society. We were honored to honor the legendary Johnny Mathis, who became the first performer to enter the Idelsohn Society’s Canyon of Heroes due to his 1958 recording of the Yom Kippur opener, Kol Nidre. Mathis referred to the song which was …
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Above is a photo from the 60th anniversary concert of the Jewish Ministers Cantor Association at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 1960. Look closely and you’ll see number 82, a young Cantor Solomon Zimelman- better known to us as Sol Zim, legendary recording artist and good friend to the Idelsohn Society. Sol, as his …
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A new book documents American Jewish history in an unusual way — through vinyl album covers.
Authors Roger Bennett and Josh Kun wrote And You Shall Know Us By The Trail Of Our Vinyl, which details Jewish vinyl album covers they have collected over the years. Jewish, in these terms, includes everything from the prolific …
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