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Milken Archive Newsletter Journeys
October 25, 2023
*A Journey Through American Jewish Music* Discover the soundtrack of the American Jewish Experience *Signup for this free 8-part email newsletter journey by the Milken Archive of Jewish Music. You'll receive eight emails over the course of two weeks, filled with music and video selections.
Win a Year of Jewish Culture, Holiday Gifts and More (Update: Promotion has ended)
August 30, 2023
*UPDATE: This promotion has ended. * Sometimes, there is no substitute for a day at the museum.
Music and Israel in the American Jewish Experience
April 26, 2023
The relationship between American Jews and the State of Israel has never been monolithic. In the decades prior to statehood and in the 75 years since, the American Jewish community has encompassed an array of opinions and outlooks concerning the Jewish state. However, as Neil W.
Let My Music Go! Passover Giveaway (Update: Promotion has ended)
March 21, 2023
*Update: This promotion has ended* This Passover, we continue our quest to make great works of American Jewish music easier to access and enjoy by giving away on-demand streaming access to our complete collection for a year! *Let My Music Go! Passover Giveaway 2023 * *Five winners will receive a Spotify Premium Annual...
Music and Justice begins Sunday, Our New Video Previews What’s In Store
February 24, 2023
When Dave Brubeck composed The Gates of Justice in 1969, America was at a crossroads. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music and Justice Concert, featuring Dave Brubeck’s “The Gates of Justice”
February 14, 2023
*Update: The Music and Justice concert has ended* We are excited to partner with the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience to produce Music and Justice; a three-day event centered around a concert performance of The Gates of Justice on Feb.
Hanukkah Giveaway: Brubeck live event, music & memorabilia (Update: Giveaway has ended)
December 06, 2022
*Update: This giveaway has concluded. Thank you for your participation!* Dave Brubeck, who passed away 10 years ago, was a champion of social justice, using jazz as an instrument of activism in the service of unity.
Let's L'Chaim Live! — Fiddler Experience GIVEAWAY
September 13, 2022
This Rosh Hashanah, let’s raise a toast “to our prosperity, to good health and happiness, and most important… to life!” The last two years have felt like an endless series of isolated Sunrises and quarantined Sunsets.
Celebrating Lukas Foss at 100
August 16, 2022
Lukas Foss (1922–2009) was a bit of an iconoclast as a composer. He was so interested in the new that he never hewed too closely to any one creative school, and was too experimental to cultivate an identifiable style.
Celebrating Leo Kraft’s 100th: New Oral History and Spotify Playlist
July 21, 2022
Though not a household name, composer Leo Kraft (1922–2014) was a significant force on New York’s new music scene from the mid-20th century to well into the 21st.
