The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Cantor Leon Lissek sings Cherished Favorites


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberTS 72_231
Matrix Number TS72-231,TS72-232
Record Label MHL
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number400141
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes This album includes liturgical, Israeli and folk compositions reflecting the rich diversity of Jewish music, its spiritual depth and its artistic beauty. He has also invited a number of other cantors, such as Edward Fogel and Murray Hochberg to join him on various selections, as well as the male chorus of his synagogue - B'nai Amoona in St. Louis. Of special interest are compositions by the composers Solomon Sulzer, Moshe Taube and Zvi Talmon.

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Lo Omus
Composer(s) : Gotbeitter
2 - Ahavat Olam
Composer(s) : Moshe Taube
3 - Mimkomcho
Composer(s) : Moshe Taube
4 - Dudele
Composer(s) : Leon Low
5 - Ein Kelokeinu
Composer(s) : Zvi Talmon
6 - Tikanto Shabbos
Composer(s) : Moshe Taube
7 - Mizmor L'David
Composer(s) : Ben Zion Shenker
8 - Hineh Ma Tov
Composer(s) : Salomon Sultzer
9 - Durme Durme
Composer(s) : Salomon Sultzer