{"id":1252,"date":"2010-10-11T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:23:41","slug":"what-will-happen-to-the-jsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/about-the-rsa\/what-will-happen-to-the-jsa\/","title":{"rendered":"What will happen to the JSA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/nat-in-chicago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"819\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/nat-in-chicago.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nathan Tinanoff in Chicago\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" style=\"width:272px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/nat-in-chicago.jpg 604w, https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/nat-in-chicago-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of Nathan Tinanoff in Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The question that everyone has been asking me since Nathan Tinanoff retired from his position as Director of the JSA on September 30th &nbsp;is,&#8221;What will happen to the Judaica Sound Archives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JSA will continue to thrive&#8230;but, there <em>will<\/em> be changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What will stay the same?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The JSA will continue to have the largest online collection of Judaic music and voice in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The JSA website (<a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/judaic\"><strong>rsa.fau.edu\/judaic<\/strong><\/a>) will continue to delight you with collections featuring performers of the past, cantorial greats and new artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The JSA Research Station will continue to bring Judaic music to scholars and students at institutions of Judaic studies around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The JSA blog will continue to bring you information about new&nbsp;music collections&nbsp;and the goings on at the JSA at Florida Atlantic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The JSA will continue to be found on the 5th floor of the Wimberly Library on FAU&#8217;s Boca Raton campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What will change?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"148\" src=\"http:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/phonograph-jsa-big.jpg\" alt=\"Logo of Judaic Sound Archives Logo with Phonograph\" class=\"wp-image-274\" style=\"width:247px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The JSA will no longer stand alone.&nbsp; It is now part of a family of sound archives at FAU Libraries.&nbsp;&nbsp;The newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/\"><strong>Recorded Sound Archives<\/strong><\/a><strong> at Florida Atlantic University Libraries <\/strong>is larger and more diverse.&nbsp;The JSA&nbsp;&nbsp;will join a preservation effort that includes not only Jewish culture but also classical music, opera, jazz and American folk and pop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The question that everyone has been asking me since Nathan Tinanoff retired from his position as Director of the JSA on September 30th &nbsp;is,&#8221;What will happen to the Judaica Sound Archives? 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