The Collections

The phonocard Hora Bilu

The phonocard is a sound postcard …

Study and application handbook of the Hebrew liturgy in the Sephardi-Portuguese ritual

The result of many years of work, this handbook by Gilbert Léon, accompanied by 65 CDs, presents an exhaustive vision of the Portuguese ritual of the ancient Marranian communities of South-West of France …

The Icek and Sosza Ita Zalc Collection

This collection, gathering many 33 RPM discs, was deposited at the European Institute for Jewish Music by Jean-Michel Zalc, son of Icek and Sosza Ita Zalc …

Tape cinq ! – Staïffi et ses Mustafa’s

Albert Darmon, known as Staïffi, has just given to the European Institute for Jewish Music two CDs containing 24 of his most famous songs. …

L’Algérie en musique

L'Harmattan has just published "Algeria in Music". Made from record booklets, this book speaks of all styles of music in Algeria …

Comptines du jardin d’Eden

A beautiful book-disc, published in 2005 by Editions Didier Jeunesse, gathering childrens' songs and lullabies in Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish, and Judeo-Spanish, now available for consultation at the EIJM. …

The 33 rpm disc « Adama » by Israeli singer Ofra Haza

A rare transparent and coloured 33 rpm disc by the Israeli singer Ofra Haza …

Les Bubbey Mayse

Released in February 2017, this 1st CD from the quartet of singers and musicians Bubbey Mayse revisits klezmer music and Yiddish song with delicacy and modernity. …

Oyf der tsung

Here is the first album of the Marx Sisters, French quintet, who perform traditional songs of Yiddish folklore. …

Confluence(s)

This beautiful double album offers a recital of melodies in which France and Jewish cultures mix subtly. Milhaud, Ravel, Honegger, Algazi are some of the composers present in this album, which is now part of the collections of the EIJM …

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Jewish music and cuisine

A musical and gastronomic conference by Hervé Roten, director of the European Institute of Jewish Music

Les enfants de l’espérance, a score by Graciane Finzi

This original score was composed for the YWAM-Copernic Talmud Torah Children's Choir, directed by conductor Mélanie Levy-Thiébaut. Graciane Finzi composed…

Cantata Shma Kolenu by Itaï Daniel, finally available on score!

The European Institute of Jewish Music publishes the Cantata Shma Kolenu, a major work by ltaï Daniel, for 4-part choir,…

Release of six new scores by Serge Kaufmann

The European Institute of Jewish Music publishes six new compositions by Serge Kaufmann, including Kaddish for solo cello and Parade…