Dear James,
Thanks very much for the heads up. Can anyone send me the text of the article for review? I can’t get past the paywall. See here for a Harvard Magazine article on Berlin and the collection: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2022/08/feature-judaica-division__;!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg1Z8OIz9w$ I did extensive research using their recordings collection “back in the day.” They are completionists, that’s for sure. As one example, they sent buyers to the bus stations to buy cassettes of “bus station music” – mostly Mizrachi, and mostly unavailable through conventional channels. So they do have an amazing, perhaps unparallelled collection. But as for the headline here in its English translation… “A secret website in the US stores everything ever published in Israel — in case the country doesn't survive All of Israeli culture — yes, all of it — is stored and cataloged in huge halls at Harvard University.” Umm, I don’t think so! I’ll reserve further judgment until I can read the article. Best, Joel Joel Bresler, Publisher (he/him/his) <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sephardicmusic.org/__;!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg1_gAwITw$ > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sephardicmusic.org__;!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg2uR-Mh9Q$ 250 E. Emerson Road Lexington, MA 02420 United States From: James Rosenbloom via Hasafran [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Date: November 15, 2025 8:31:24 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] Article on Harvard Israel collection To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> In the סוף שבוע section this week in Haaretz, there is a long and fascinating article on Harvard’s massive Israel collection and on Charles Berlin entitled באתר חשאי בארה”ב נשמר כל מה שפורסם אי-פעם בישראל — למקרה שהמדינה לא תשרוד. Jim In the סוף שבוע section this week in Haaretz, there is a long and fascinating article on Harvard’s massive Israel collection and on Charles Berlin entitled באתר חשאי בארה”ב נשמר כל מה שפורסם אי-פעם בישראל — למקרה שהמדינה לא תשרוד. Jim __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] <mailto:Hasafran%40listsosu.edu> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] <mailto:galron.1%40osu.edu> Ha-Safran Archives: Current: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg23D-Xl7g$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archivecom/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg1lxYY5mA$ > Earlier Listserver: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg23D-Xl7g$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archivecom/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg1lxYY5mA$ > AJL HomePage https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg2s2XYaWQ$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://wwwJewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!wcvfoSB0K7PGHXeMhFF6w7CbQOmlHnOSf8OWvtBe5PiT2t_ThLv0BxQ2pgzV3ekCfkdxIznZwL6rFg2Ej2xzzA$ > -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] <mailto:Hasafran%40listsosu.edu> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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