Category: Judaic Collection

Highlighting the Voice of Cantor Zvee Aroni

By , July 25, 2017 1:31 pm
Banner graphic showing text about Cantorial Songs with a photo of Cantor Zvee Aroni.

There was a “joke” in the cantorial world that “If you can’t get Koussevitzky, get Aroni!”  Personally, I think Aroni (my dad) had a better voice.

His voice instructor and many others told him that he could have been, or should be an opera singer, but he loved being a cantor too much. Read More About This…

Recently Added to Research Station (Spring 2017)

By , May 11, 2017 3:23 pm
Graphic with text ‘Recently Added Music’ and vintage record imagery representing newly added recordings in the Recorded Sound Archives

Did you know the Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries has over 49,000 albums along with over 150,000 songs in its databases, which is growing everyday with the help of volunteers? With so many recordings to choose from, we have given Research Station users the ability to request items be digitized.

Below you’ll find a list of recordings that were recently added to the Research Station this Spring Semester from requests made by Research Station Users. Read More About This…

Celebrate High Holy Days with Music from the RSA!

By , September 30, 2016 3:24 pm
Graphic with text ‘High Holy Days’ and decorative Jewish holiday imagery used to introduce a music collection for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Looking for music to celebrate the High Holy Days this year? Look no further, the Recorded Sound Archives has a collection of over 40 recordings for you to choose from and share and enjoy with your family.

Included in this collection is a mixture of cantors, and other musicians such as Leibele Waldman, Gershon Sirota , Moishe Oysher, Shimon and Ilana Gewirtz, Ramon Tasat and Cindy Paley. Read More About This…

Celebrate Passover with music from the Recorded Sound Archives

By , April 13, 2016 4:36 pm

The Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries has put together a collection of over 40 recordings for you to enjoy with family and friends this Passover.

Celebrate Purim with music from the Recorded Sound Archives!

By , March 18, 2016 4:36 pm

The Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries has put together a collection of over 20 recordings for you to enjoy with family and friends this Purim.

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