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After 40 years in a basement, the New York Public Library recovers a treasure trove of Jewish and Yiddish music

November 13, 2024/ByJewish Website/InFeatured, News/0 Comment

NYPL has acquired a unique collection of sheet music and documents that form part of the history of Jewish and Yiddish music broadcast on radio station WEVD. The collection of more than 3000 works performed live between 1927 and 1995 is now part of the library’s Dorot Jewish Division, and includes everything from Hasidic music […]