Slobin (music, Wesleyan) presents folk song collections and essays by Soviet-Jewish ethnomusicologist Beregovsky. Translated into English for the first time, a short introduction discusses controversies over Beregovsky's place in Stalin-era politics and ethnography. Songs are rendered in the 1930s Soviet system for transliterating Yiddish rather than the contemporary Western system. English translations follow in separate sections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Not often does one encounter a book intended for a specialized audience that stimulates general interest. Old Jewish Folk Music offers insights into Soviet and Jewish history, and general musicology. . . . The format of the book is scholarly and well planned and the trans­lation is fluid. ― Judaica Book News A cultur­al record of the folk music of Eastern Europe. Mark Slobin is professor of music at Wesleyan University. He is the author of Tenement Songs: The Popular Music of the Jewish Immigrants and Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate. Used Book in Good Condition