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Ashkenazim

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

A Voice still heard

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25668
Abstract

The collections contains two variously annotated typescripts of Eric Werner’s book ‘A voice still heard : the sacred songs of the Ashkenazic Jews’, New York, G. Schirmer, 1978. Also included are various related materials as well as the correspondence between Eric Werner and Fred Grubel at the Leo Baeck Institute.

Dates: 1974

Eric Werner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2179 / MF 523
Abstract

Book reviews; clippings; curriculum vitae, slides, manuscripts, musical scores, correspondence, etc.

Dates: 1917-1989

Shanghai Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 243
Abstract

The collection relates to the life of Jewish refugees, mostly of German and Austrian origin, in Shanghai primarily between the years 1939-1948. It covers many aspects of their experience, including political and cultural events, relief and charity activities, and self-help. The collection originated from the YIVO exhibition that was organized and displayed in 1947 in Shanghai and later in New York. The collection consists of manuscripts, minutes of meetings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and printed materials.

Dates: 1924-1950; Majority of material found within 1939-1948