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Evelyn B. and Janot S. Roskin Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-685
Abstract
This collection contains items relating to the Roskin, Borofsky, and Grosbayne families, with special focus on the musical contributions of Evelyn B. (née Borofsky) and Janot S. Roskin, which make up the bulk of the collection. A smaller portion of the collection comes from the Borofsky and Grosbayne families, including Jacob and Ida Borofsky, Evelyn's sister, Edith Borofsky and her husband, Mitchell Grosbayne and his brother, Benjamin. The collection includes publicity photographs,...
Dates:
undated, circa 1903-1989
Yiddish Phonograph Record Collection
Collection
Identifier: I-590
Abstract
The Yiddish Phonograph Record Collection consists of 57 records, including three named compilation albums of cantorial and holiday music. The records contain a variety of types of music, including classical, instrumental, folk songs, opera, cantorial music, and Yiddish interpretations of popular songs of the day. A few records also contain Yiddish storytelling and monologues from theater performances, and some are in languages other than Yiddish, including Hebrew, English, and Russian.
Dates:
undated, 1948
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- Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Borofsky, Ida S., 1883-1982 1
- Borofsky, Jacob, 1880-1965 1
- Cherniavsky, Joseph, 1895-1959 1
- Cohen, Myron 1
- Congregation Adath Israel (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Congregation Beth-El Zedeck (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1
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- Grosbayne, Benjamin, 1893-1976 1
- Grosbayne, Mitchell 1
- Katz, Mickey 1
- Koussevitzky, Moshe, 1899-1966 1
- Kremer, Isa, 1887-1956 1
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- Roskin, Evelyn Borofsky, 1903-1967 1
- Roskin, Janot S. 1
- Schwartz, Maurice, 1890-1960 1
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