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Photo of Blanche Serota embraces a copy of the specially-created record label that honors her son, Barry Serota.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

 BOCA RATON, FL (October 4, 2011) \u2013<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serota\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBarry Serota devoted his life to collecting great Jewish music and producing high-quality recordings,\u201d said Maxine Schackman, Ph.D., director of the Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries. \u201cAlthough we knew this was a wonderful donation to the JSA, we really couldn\u2019t be sure what treasures we would find. Many of these recordings are legendary in the world of the cantorial arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blanche Serota became acquainted with the FAU Libraries when Ben Roth-Aroni, JSA\u2019s sound technician, called to offer his condolences following Barry\u2019s death. During his youth, Roth-Aroni worked for Serota as a tape editor and greatly admired his expertise in the field of Jewish music. Roth-Aroni encouraged Blanche to visit FAU Libraries, and during her February 2011 visit, she arranged to donate her son\u2019s treasured collection to the JSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe wanted to honor his memory,\u201d said Schackman. \u201cIt comforted her to know that what he loved so much would find a warm welcome and a permanent home at the JSA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The JSA has digitized and compiled a collection of 56 albums produced by Barry Serota. The recordings can be heard on the JSA website at Musique Internationale<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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