Judith S. Pinnolis is the
RIS Humanities Librarian at the Goldfarb Library at Brandeis University and current Past President of the Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter. Pinnolis is also the incoming Chair of the Chapters Council of ACRL.
Ms. Pinnolis holds a Certificate from the Columbia University, Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language and Literature (2001); the M.S. in Library Information Science from Simmons College (1992); M.M. from The College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati (1978); and
B.A., cum laude, in Music from Newcomb College of Tulane University (1975). Her graduate Thesis was: An Analysis of Selected Works of the American Composer Miriam Gideon (1906- ) in Light of Contemporary Jewish Musical Trends.
Pinnolis has been active in music librarianship through speaking at international conferences, professional organizations and writing. Her Jewish music scholarship extends to journals and encyclopedias including Encyclopedia Judaica (2006); Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia (2002); and Reader's Guide to Judaism (2000). Pinnolis is also a contributor to the forthcoming 4th edition of the A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings published by the American Library Association.
Pinnolis has served Brandeis in various positions since 1992. For years, she headed the Library publications, and served as editor of the Brandeis Library Guide, and Introduction to Brandeis University Libraries. She also published Library Guides to Research including: Guide to Yiddish Studies; Guide to Biographical Information; Citing Your Sources; Finding Book Reviews; English and American Literature; Poetry, Short Stories, Philosophy, Fantasy and Science Fiction Guide, Linguistics; Psychology; Guide to American Studies; and the Guide to American History.
She is very active in professional library organizations. In addition to serving as President of ACRL/NEC, she also served as Chair of the ACRL/NEC Continuing Education Committee; National Chair of the Jewish Music Roundtable of MLA; Webmaster for the national MLA Website; and is a member of the Association of Jewish Libraries; Association of Jewish Studies and the World Union of Jewish Studies. She has been a member of the American Society for Jewish Music for over 30 years.
In 1997, Pinnolis began the Jewish Music WebCenter which she created and designed. She currently maintains this large academic website along with an active Jewish music announcements blog. The website also includes academic research guides such as Starting Research in Jewish Music and the online biographical reference resource: Women and Jewish Music biographical webpages.
Pinnolis received an award in 1991-92, the Golden Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, for Days of Awe: Music of the Jewish High Holy Days, which she produced and wrote for American Public Radio, and which aired on National Public Radio stations nationwide. Judy enjoys playing viola and piano with friends and in small ensembles. She's the mother of two grown sons, and lives in Newton, MA with her husband Ari Davidow, a Hebrew typographer, computer scientist and editor of The Klezmershack.com website. In addition to loving music and libraries (she even visits new ones on vacations!), Pinnolis does intricate needlework and is an ardent summer 'beach bum'.
I hope you enjoy this website as much as I enjoy being at the beach!
Best wishes from Newton, Massachusetts
Academic Work:
Publications
Scholarly Articles
- "A Conversation with Miriam Gideon (1906-1996): Sunday, June 19, 1977," Musica Judaica 17 (2003-04): 106-141.
- Jewish Music on the Internet, Digital Media Reviews, Notes, 61/1 (Sept., 2004): 194-197.
- "The Turn of the Millennium in Jewish Music: A Bibliography of Selected Books and Articles 1999--2002," Musica Judaica, 16 (2001-2002):118-150.
Reference Articles
- (forthcoming)Contributor to A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings, 4th edition, to be published by the American Library Association.
- 13 articles on various Jewish women musicians for Encyclopedia Judaica, 2006. Articles include: Madama Europa, Debbie Friedman, Lillian Fuchs, Miriam Gideon, Isa Kremer, Estelle Liebling, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Chana Mlotek, Barbara Ostefeld, Judith Raskin, Nadia Reisenberg, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, and Martha Schlamme.
- Review of The Worlds of S. An-sky by Gabriella Safran and Steven J. Zipperstein, eds. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 2007.
- Adrienne Cooper, in Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia edited by Dr. Kristine Burns. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002: 127-128.
- Isabelle Ganz, in Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia edited by Dr. Kristine Burns. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002: 221-222.
- Miriam Gideon, in Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia edited by Dr. Kristine Burns. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002: 245-246.
- Jewish Musicians, in Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia edited by Dr. Kristine Burns. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002: 334-336.
- Alicia Svigals, in Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia edited by Dr. Kristine Burns. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002: 635-636.
- Review of 'The Lord's Song in a Strange Land' by Jeffrey Summit, Notes, 58/2 (March, 2002):575-576.
- American Jewish Music in Reader's Guide to Judaism, London; Chicago: Fitzroy-Dearborn, February, 2000.
Review Articles
- Review of Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara and Jonathan Karp, eds., The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times.Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 28/1 (September/October, 2008): 7.
- Review of Jorge Liderman, Aires de Sefarad: 46 Spanish Songs for Violin and Guitar. Performed by Duo 46. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 27/3 (Feb./March, 2008):49.
- Review of Kornhauser, Bronia, and Margaret J. Kartomi, producers, Out of Babylon: The Music of Baghdadi-Jewish Migrations into Asia and Beyond. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 27/3 (Feb./March, 2008):49.
- Review of Mlotek, Chana and Mark Slobin, eds., Yiddish Folksongs from the Ruth Rubin Archive. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 27/3 (Feb./March, 2008): 41.
- Review of Barbara Harshav and Benjamin Harshav, Translators, Sing, Stranger: A Century of American Yiddish Poetry: A Historical Anthology. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 26/4 (May/June, 2007): 26.
- Review of Gabriella Safran and Steven J. Zipperstein, eds., The Worlds of S. An-sky Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 26/3 (February/March, 2007):34.
- Review of Phyllis Chesler and Rivka Haut, eds., Women of the Wall: Claiming Sacred Ground at Judaism's Holy Site. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, 22/4 (May/June, 2003):13.
- Review of Jeffrey Summit, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land. Notes, 58/2 (March, 2002): 575-576.
- Review of Mark Slobin, ed., "Yiddish Theater in America: David's Violin (1897) and Shloyme Gorgl (189-)," (Nineteenth-Century American Musical Theater, 11), Notes, 54/2 (December, 1997): 576-580.
Professional Activities:
Library-Centered Activities:
- Workshop Presenter: Chapters Council, ALA Midwinter, Denver, CO., January 25, 2009.
- Conference President: "Media and Popular Culture: Effects on Academic Libraries," ACRL New England Chapter Annual Meeting, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 18, 2008.
- Invited Paper: (revised and expanded) "Jewish Musics from the Middle East: The Emergency of Musiqa Mizrahit and Musiqa Yam-Tikhonit," Music Library Association Annual Meeting, Newport, RI, February 23, 2008.
- Conference Chair: "Space: The Final Frontier," ACRL New England Chapter Annual Meeting, Brandeis University, June 1, 2007.
- Invited Paper: "Jewish Musics from the Middle East: The Emergency of Musiqa Mizrahit and Musiqa Yam-Tikhonit," New England Music Library Association/New York Chapter of Music Library Association Joint Meeting, Connecticut College, CT, March 23, 2007.
- Paper: "Estelle Liebling, John Philip Sousa's Jewish Diva," Jewish Music Round Table session on "Lost and Found: Jewish Music in America," Music Library Association-Society of American Music Joint Conference, February, 2007.
- Paper: "Discovering Jewish Women Musicians: The Roles of Library, Archival and Online Resources," Association of Jewish Libraries, Boston, Summer, 2006.
- Invited Paper: "Energizing Jewish Musical Memory: Encounters with Sound and Text in Archives and Libraries," Jewish Music Forum, American Society for Jewish Music, Center for Jewish History, New York, March 31, 2006.
- Paper: "Kol Isha: The Lost Voices of Jewish Women Singers," Association of Jewish Studies, San Diego, CA, December, 2006.
- Class: "Jewish Women Musicians: Uncovering Our Roles in History," KlezKanada, August, 2006.
- Class: "Canadian Jewish Composers: Discovering and Knowing the Heritage," KlezKanada, August, 2006.
- Invited Paper: "Energizing Jewish Musical Memory: Encounters with Sound and Text in Archives and Libraries," Jewish Music Forum, American Society for Jewish Music, Center for Jewish History, New York, March 31, 2006.
- Invited Paper: "Accessing Jewish Music Holdings in American Libraries and Archives," 40th Anniversary of the Jewish National Library, 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, August, 2005.
- CEC Chair and Sponsor: Mass Library Association Meeting, Falmouth, MA, , May 10, 2005.
- CEC Chair and Sponsor: ACRL/NEC Annual meeting, Rivier College, Nashua, NH, May 20, 2005.
- Poster Session:"Ongoing Training of Reference Librarians Survey," ACRL National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April 9, 2005.
- Coordinator: Jewish Music Roundtable, Music Library Association National Meeting, Feb. 17, 2005, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
- Presentation: "Researching Jewish Music: For Librarians," Association of Jewish Librarians, New York, June 22, 2004.
- Presentation: "Effective Staff Training," ACRL/NEC Spring Conference, Bryant College, Smithfield, RI, April 23, 2004.
- Presentation: "Yiddish and Jewish Music Collections at Brandeis University Libraries," New England Music Library Association, Waltham, MA, April 26, 2002.
- Paper: "Building a Virtual Jewish Music Library," Thirteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, Israel, August 15, 2001.
Other Academic Work
- Course: "Jewish Women in Music: Part II," KlezCanada, August, 2005.
- Teaching: "Research Methods for Your Cantorial Thesis," HUC-JIR School of Sacred Music, New York, November 15, 2004.
- Course: "Jewish Women in Music," KlezCanada, August, 2004 .
- Presentation: "Researching Jewish Music: For Librarians," Association of Jewish Librarians, New York, June 22, 2004.
- Teaching: "Research Methods for Your Cantorial Thesis: Individual Sessions," HUC-JIR School of Sacred Music, November 11, 2003.
- Paper: "Researching Jewish Music Online: Using the Internet to Expand Access," Only in America: Jewish Music in a Land of Freedom, International Conference, New York, NY, November 10, 2003.
- Paper: "Miriam Gideon in Light of Contemporary Jewish Music Trends," Only in America: Jewish Music in a Land of Freedom, International Conference, New York, NY, November 9, 2003.
- Paper: "The Internet and Jewish Music: Technology in Service of Culture," Third International Conference on Jewish Music, SOAS, University of London, London, UK, June, 2000.
- Presentation: "The Jewish Music WebCenter," Music Library Association National Conference, JMRT, Louisville, Kentucky, February, 2000.
- Lecture: "Exploring Jewish Internet Sources," Gralla Fellows Program, NEJS, Brandeis University, July, 1999.
- Instructor: "Jewish Women Lost in Cyberspace", Hebrew College Course, Fall, 1998.
Hobbies
A close up of my son's wedding canopy. I embroidered this chupah during 2005. It's all hand stitching.
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