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.

Out of the Silence, Songs of Russian Jewry


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through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberFAM-1038
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Famous Records
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number401146
Number of Tracks11
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Motivated by a desire to preserve the essence of Jewish culture that was nearly destroyed by the Nazi holocaust, this album highlights folk songs of Russian Jewry as the last remnant of European Jews' spiritual glory and cultural splendor. Singing in both Hebrew and Yiddish, baritone Reuven Frankel honors the accomplishments of the past as he looks toward the future.

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1 - Tzu Eins Tzvei Drai'
Composer(s) : Words: L. Rosentahl - Music Arr.: Lazar Weiner
2 - Shir Hamaalos
Composer(s) : Setting: Herbert Fromm
3 - Shlof Main Kind
Composer(s) : Words: Sholom Alewichem - Melody: D. Kovanovksi
4 - In Cheder
Composer(s) : Music: Moses Milner
5 - Der Filosof
Composer(s) : Arr.: M. Steinberg
6 - Ahin! Ahin!
Composer(s) : Words: S. Frug - Setting: A.W. Binder
7 - El Hatzipor
Composer(s) : Words: Ch. N. Bialik - Music: Moses Milner
8 - Omar Adoshem L'Yaakov
Composer(s) : Setting: Abraham Ellstein
9 - Shir Hashirim
Composer(s) : Text: Song of Songs - Setting: Lazar Saminsky
10 - Zog Maran
Composer(s) : Words: Abraham Reisen - Music: Samuel Bugatch
11 - Tsur Yisroel
Composer(s) : Words: Liturgy - Music: Z. Kwartin, Lazar Weiner