Photo of Dr. William Miller (Dean of FAU Libraries) at the Center for Jewish History in NYC
I just spent two days in NYC at the Center for Jewish History. Over 125 scholars and librarians from around the world, including Dr. William Miller (Dean of FAU Libraries) and myself, gathered to share our expertise using digital and internet technologies for the study and preservation of Jewish culture and history.
Coordinating such preservation efforts and minimizing duplication is a massive undertaking. The purpose of this conference was to create connections between the various institutions and projects in order to foster communication and partnerships.Read More About This…
On Wednesday, November 2, 2011 FAU students and staff vistied the archives, checked-out the demonstration of obsolete audio equipment and browsed through vinyl LPs as part of the first ever Snap-shot Day at FAU Libraries!Read More About This…
Photo of Blanche Serota embraces a copy of the specially-created record label that honors her son, Barry Serota.
BOCA RATON, FL (October 4, 2011) –Florida Atlantic University recently received a gift in memory of the late Barry Serota, an attorney, record producer and executive director of the Chicago-based Institute for Jewish Sound Recording. Serota was widely known for his deep knowledge of Jewish music and produced more than 100 recordings of Jewish sacred and secular music. His productions at the Institute for Jewish Sound Recording included choral, instrumental, folk and art music.
Serota’s mother, Blanche, donated 1,500 LPs, more than 700 78-rpm discs, 100 digital audio tapes and 1,443 audio reel-to-reel tapes to the Judaica Sound Archives (JSA) at FAU Libraries in honor of her son. The collection includes rare record masters and pre-production one-of-a-kind recordings.Read More About This…
If you like Jewish music, you will love A Bis’l Taam (A Little Flavor), JSA’s most recent compilation of songs now available on CD.
Recorded from early 20th century 78 rpm phonograph discs the album contains snippets of 21 songs. You will be amazed at the beautiful sound quality and the range of music.Read More About This…
Mrs. Blanche Serota holds a recording produced by her son under the Musique Internationale label.
Blanche Serota visited the JSA in February 2011 to arrange for the donation of her son’s personal record collection to the Judaica Sound Archives at FAU Libraries.
Mrs. Serota was clearly still grieving over the loss of her son, lawyer and record producer, Barry Serota, when she visited the JSA. She told me that her son was never interested in making money. He collected and produced Jewish music recordings just for the love of it.Read More About This…
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