MAILAMM (Organization)

In 1931 a group of Jewish musicians and scholars in New York City formed the America-Palestine Institute [Association] of Musical ciences to support music research projects in both countries. The organization became known as Mailamm, the Hebrew version (in an acronym) for its English title. among the founders were Joseph Achron (1886-1943), Lazare Saminsky (1882-1959), Solomon Rosowsky (1878-1962), Jacob Weinberg (1879-1956), and Joseph Yasser (1893-1981)...Over the eight years of its existence, the Mailamm group held monthly public meetings with lectures and performances by an array of noted scholars and musicians.--excerpts taken from "Shapers of American Jewish Music: Mailamm and the Jewish Music Forum, 1931-62" by Irene Heskes.