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Yiddish radio station’s music archive acquired by the New York Public Library

By Doug Doyle
Published December 20, 2024 at 10:05 AM EST
One of the pieces of sheet music in the David and Ina Shiff WEVD Music Collection
Jon Kalish
One of the pieces of sheet music in the David and Ina Shiff WEVD Music Collection

A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library. Sheet music, manuscripts and orchestral arrangements for more than 3,000 musical works performed live on radio station WEVD are now part of the library’s Dorot Jewish Collection.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish reports…

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