Collections, Resources and Links
A number of valuable collections of Jewish music books, manuscripts and recordings have been donated to the JMI over the years.
At the bottom of this page you can find external links to other important Jewish music resources.
Michael Freedland collection
Donated by his son and journalist, author and playwright Jonathan Freedland, this collection comprises books, records and CDs.
Marcus Carr Collection and Lionel Benjamin Collection
Donated by Mrs Bessie Carr and Cantor Stephen Robins: over 3000 recordings of cantors of the ‘Golden Age’ (the first half of the 20th century) and Yiddish song including some rare recordings as well as a collection of 78rpm Jewish recordings from Europe and America.
Emmanuel Fisher Collection
Donated by the family of the late distinguished composer and arranger, Emmanuel Fisher, Music Director of the London Jewish Male Choir for 21 years. Books, manuscripts, concert programmes and original compositions.
Yuval publications from the Hebrew University Jerusalem
Donated by the Vice Chancellor of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem: the currently complete collection of published books, journals and CDs of Yuval, The Centre for Jewish Music Research
The Rev Isidore Freeman Collection
Donated by Mrs Angella Carne of Stockport: the musical archive of her grandfather cantor in Liverpool for over 40 years from 1910. Cantor Freeman’s dearest wish from the 1920s was to establish a syllabus for teaching Jewish music and to hold a Jewish Music Festival in the UK
The Cantor Benjamin Stein Collection
Donated by Cantor Benjamin Stein of Jerusalem, formerly cantor of the Temple Neve Shalom, New Jersey: 70 volumes of printed Jewish music, the nucleus of the Institute’s cantorial music collection.
Suppressed Music
A special section of the library is devoted to music and memorabilia of composers who were exiled or killed by the Nazi regime. There is a great deal of work to do in continuing to unearth and catalogue music that was banned and almost extinguished.
The Barry Weinberg Collection
The late Barry Weinberg’s extensive collection of Jewish music books, scores, recordings, lecture notes and memorabilia.
Other Gifts
We acknowledge with grateful thanks donations of books, CDs and funds from numerous individuals. Part of the Collection Policy of the Jewish Music Institute Library at present is to encourage donations of old recordings and music books and thus provide a sanctuary for sometimes precious material in danger of being discarded because of a lack of proper facility.
External Resources
Chazanut
National Library of Israel: click here
The Dartmouth Jewish Sound Archive:
Open only to Dartmouth Students and those with access given by their academics. Details on how to access: click here
Professor Lewis Glinert – Hebrew studies / Alex Hartov – Records
Florida
The Florida Atlantic Uni ( FAU) Judaica Sound Archive: Public section, click here
Records – search by Cantor. Print music collection (collection features music from pre-1930’s)
The FAU (academic) recorded sound archive (requires obtaining a password): click here
Save the Music: click here
Other resources
YIVO: Ruth Rubin Archive click here
Institut Européen des Musiques Juives: click here
Rachel: The Online Catalogue of the European Network of Judaica and Hebraica Libraries (REBJH): click here
Maison de la culture yiddish: click here
The Freimann collection: the literature of Science of Judaism: click here
