Songs of the Synagogue: Cantor Lawrence Avery sound recording

Object Details

Notes
CDR copy Tapes FW-ASCH-0001 through FW-ASCH-10RR-0019 are (primarily) from a weekly radio show series entitled Songs of the Synagogue, aired every Sunday afternoon at 2:00 over WEVD in New York City. The tapes are all from 1960 and 1961. Each week, a different cantor is featured along with a choir, singing synagogue music, and also, usually a Yiddish or Israeli song. The series is a Joseph Jacobs production, directed by Sholom Rubinstein, with music arranged and conducted by Abe Ellstein. The show is hosted by Zvee Scooler, and is sponsored primarily by Winston cigarettes. An ad for Conn Electronic Organs sometimes concludes the show. Shows begin with a steady tone for which, usually, "zero level at 400 CY" is indicated. Henry Sapoznik, Yiddish radio and klezmer music authority, provided some of the above information. It is not known how or why Folkways obtained these tapes,but in 1960, Sholom Rubenstein also wrote and directed a Folkways record album concerning Theordore Herzl. The tapes in our possession represent a small fraction of the programs originally broadcast. FW-ASCH-10RR-0008 features Cantor Lawrence Avery of Congregation Beth El in New Rochelle, NY, for broadcast on 9/25/1960, As the show is for broadcast on the Sunday preceding Yom Kippur, this broadcast includes only liturgical songs of the holiday.
Recorded in: New York (N.Y.), United States, New York, September 25, 1960.
Table of contents
Opening--Ad--E rosh haashanah yikaseywoon--Key melech yosheye--ad--ezra ha sofer--Ainu Makeynu--ad--Kol kidre--Conclusion
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
Culture
Americans
Jews
Data Source
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Local number
FW-ASCH-10RR-0008
performer
Avery, Lawrence
producer
Rubenstein, Sholom
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
Type
Musical sound recordings
Physical description
1 sound-tape reel : analog ; 10 in
Place
New York
United States
New York (N.Y.)
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428
Topic
Religious
Jewish
Judaism
Religion
Religious services
Record ID
siris_arc_317401
Usage
CC0