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Sacred Jewish Music at the Crossroads
August 05, 2020
There are moments of convergence in history that seem to be at the intersection of the past and present when—especially in the arts—all things are possible and everything is questioned. Fifty years ago in 1970, American Jewish culture and Jewish sacred music hit just such an inflection point.
Bonita Boyd, Leonard Bernstein and an Israeli Flutist
July 14, 2020
In his program notes for *Ḥalil*[http://www. milkenarchive. org/music/volumes/view/sing-unto-zion/work/halil/](the Hebrew word for flute), Leonard Bernstein wrote: “This work is dedicated ‘To the Spirit of Yadin and to His Fallen Brothers.
Eliot Fisk on the Greatness of Jewish Culture
June 23, 2020
Guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk is the latest artist to be spotlighted in our series of interviews with several of the remarkable talents contributing to the Milken Archive’s first 30 years.
Heritage, Freedom and Universal Experience with David Amram
June 09, 2020
We reached out to world renowned composer and musician David Amram for an update on his career, thoughts on Jewish music, and reflections on his work with the Milken Archive.
Celebrating American Jewish Heritage (and Ours)
May 27, 2020
May is Jewish American Heritage month, a subject we celebrate year-round at the Milken Archive. Although the month is nearly over, it's always a good time to explore the ways that Jewish people have maintained their heritage and contributed to the greater American culture.
Will Yiddish Theater Ever Die? (Our New Virtual Tour)
April 28, 2020
Yiddish theater, with its offshoots into radio, TV and film, was the most popular American Jewish cultural staple for half a century, telling the stories of the old world and mirroring the realities of the present world in which so many émigrés found themselves.
This Passover: Win Music and a Tzedakah Donation in Your Honor
April 01, 2020
*Update:* Congratulations to all the winners of our Passover giveaway, especially to our grand-prize winner, Mr. Stanley Schwartz! A donation of $1,018 for the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has been made in honor of Mr. Schwartz.
30 Years Recording History - Interviews and Your Thoughts
March 11, 2020
*30 Years Recording History* The Milken Archive began as a relatively modest endeavor in 1990, aiming to preserve a handful of liturgical and concert works comprising ten or fifteen albums.
Maestra Noreen Green—Music Crossing Boundaries
February 19, 2020
The Milken Archive is a global project with a global audience. But it was born in Los Angeles—home to America’s second largest Jewish population. Today we’re highlighting two important features of the burgeoning Los Angeles Jewish music scene.
Musical Reflections 75 Years after the Liberation — A New Virtual Exhibit
January 27, 2020
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is also the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Much has happened and much has changed in the years since the end of World War II.
