Highlights

Lullabies from all over the world

This 33 RPM disc, dedicated to children, has a beautiful cover in relief inspired by a painting from Henri Galeron …

THE 78 RPM DISCS FROM THE ODEON MUSIC LABEL

A selection of 78 rpm records of Jewish music edited on the music label ODEON between 1909 and 1934 …

LE CANDÉLABRE À SEPT BRANCHES (THE SEVEN-BRANCH CANDELABRA) (1951) BY DARIUS MILHAUD

A handwritten score on tracing paper with a mysterious dedication from Darius Milhaud to Madame Halphen …

Purim – Holiday Music Box

Published in 1951 in the United States, this 78 RPM disc features Purim songs for children …

Léon Algazi’s Sacred Service

Léon Algazi's Sacred Service, presented in 1954 by the composer in his liturgical and musical program Écoute Israël, was recorded on 8 pyral 78 RPM discs recently deposited at the EIJM by his grand-daughter Béatrice Algazi. …

The “Nocturne Ville d’Avrayen” by George Enescu (1881-1955)

An original score from the composer George Enescu, dedicated to Fernand Halphen, rediscovered in the archives of the EIJM …

Chanukah in Song and Story

Discover two 78 rpm records from the 1950s, containing Hanukkah songs and prayers performed by Seymour Silbermintz …

Hebrew songs for children – Sabbath songs for children

Published in New-York at the beginning of the 1950's, these boxes feature Hebrew songs and Shabbat songs for children, performed and accompanied on piano by Seymour Silbermintz …

Rebirth of a nation

This disc gathers recordings and documents related to the creation of the state of Israel …

Polka Hanouka

Music score for piano, cornet, violin and doublebass by Isaac Strauss, on the musical theme of Maoz tsur, an emblematic prayer of Chanukah …

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