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.

Songs by Gebirtig


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberS 63239
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label CBS
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number403731
Number of Tracks11
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Mordechai Gebirtig was regarded as one of the most influential and popular writers of pre-WWII songs and poems. His lyrics reflect the hopes and worries of Jews living in the shtetl. Accompanied by the CBS-Israel and the Kol Israel Orchestras, Burstein beautifully captures the many moods of this prolific composer and brings these songs to life.Mordechai Gebirtig was regarded as one of the most influential and popular writers of pre-WWII songs and poems. His lyrics reflect the hopes and worries of Jews living in the shtetl. Accompanied by the CBS-Israel and the Kol Israel Orchestras, Burstein beautifully captures the many moods of this prolific composer and brings these songs to life.

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 - Avreme'le and Yossele
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2 - Yankele
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3 - Oh Childhood
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4 - Children Be Merry
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5 - My Flock
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6 - Reizale
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7 - Tell Me, Motel
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8 - You'll Laugh
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9 - Play, Musician
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10 - Moishele, My Pal
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11 - My Father is a Cohen
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12 - Avereme'le the Smuggler
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