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Rare CD: Treasure of Jewish Culture in Ukraine – Includes Historic 1914 Recording of Sholom Aleichem - Extremely rare historical CD featuring the only known audio recording of legendary Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, made during his 1914 visit to the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. This CD, Treasure of Jewish Culture in Ukraine, reproduces recordings from original phonograph cylinders made between 1912 and 1945 – preserving the voices, prayers, and songs of Eastern European Jews before the Holocaust. The back cover includes Sholom Aleichem’s own greeting in his handwriting and in English translation – a powerful cultural moment frozen in sound. Year: 1997 Format: Original CD in jewel case Published by: Institute for Information Recording, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine Volume: 1 An extraordinary item for collectors of Judaica, Yiddish culture, and Jewish historical audio archives.