Re: List of Top 100 Jewish Music Stores and resources

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

It would be great if list members would comment on these stores or
supplement Mayer's list.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Mayer Pasternak <mayer (at) jewishmusic(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 10:15 PM
Subject: List of Top 100 Jewish Music Stores and resources


>As per your request here is list of the top 100 stores and catalogers
that
>deal in the kind of Jewish music that this list discusses. This list
is
>based on gross sales products purchased through our distribution
branch over
>the last three years of business.  There is no way to objectively
quantify
>what the sales of these businesses are in any other way, since there
are no
>market studies at this time and there is no soundscan data available
from
>any Judaica stores in the country.
>
>    Sound scan information has revolutionized the mass-market
industry -
>because it reports actual unit sales based on bar-code information
scanned
>at the point of purchase. Billboard charts were impacted by this
system
>since it objective indicated how many units of each items were
actually
>selling through. In the Judaica market, 95% of the stores are not
>computerized and many of the independent label products are not bar
coded -
>so there is no method of data collection and there is no data to
collect. As
>a result independent label products virtually don't exist in the eyes
of the
>mass market. The only thing that they are aware of are the products
that are
>released by the majors. As a result, their perception of what is
viable is
>quite skewed. This list also does not include stores that deal
exclusively
>in frum music. Even though frum music sales are quite brisk and in
some ways
>outsell the contemporary American artists and "Klezmer" music. These
>accounts do not appear on this list since I distribute very little
"frum"
>recorded music. So I ask forgiveness from any Brooklyn and Monsey
stores
>that do not appear here. Although I do not think they would have all
that
>much that appeals to this list. I hope this is helpful.
>
>Of course the largest outlet is Tara Publications/Jewishmusic.com -
here are
>the rest:
>
>COMPANY - CITY -- STATE
>Israel Connection ------ Phoenix ------ AZ
>Afikomen Jewish Books, Gifts & Arts ------ Berkeley ------ CA
>Bob And Bob ------ Palo Alto ------ CA
>Chabad Gift Shop ------ Santa Monica ------ CA
>Dor L'dor ------ San Diego ------ CA
>Hatikvah Music ------ Los Angeles ------ CA
>House Of David ------ Valley Village ------ CA
>Lark In The Morning ------ Mendocino ------ CA
>Mazel Tov Gifts ------ San Francisco ------ CA
>Shalom House ------ Woodland Hills ------ CA
>Skirball Cultural Center ------ Los Angeles ------ CA
>Sounds Write ------ San Diego ------ CA
>Boutique Judaica ------ Denver ------ CO
>Judaica Store ------ West Hartford ------ CT
>Ahava ------ Boca Raton ------ FL
>Chosen Gift ------ Miami ------ FL
>Judaica Treasures ------ Fort Lauderdale ------ FL
>Traditions ------ Aventura ------ FL
>Judaica Corner ------ Atlanta ------ GA
>Wendkos Discount Books ------ Atlanta ------ GA
>Bariff Shop For Judaica ------ Chicago ------ IL
>Hamakor Judaica ------ Niles ------ IL
>Rosenblums ------ Chicago ------ IL
>The Juke Box ------ Chicago ------ IL
>Cong Beth El Zedek-Gallery Of Judaica ------ Indianapolis ------ IN
>Concepts Of Art Ltd. ------ Lenox ------ MA
>Israel Book Shop ------ Brookline ------ MA
>Kolbo ------ Brookline ------ MA
>Leventhal Sidman J C C - Gift Shop ------ Newton ------ MA
>Bibelot ------ Baltimore ------ MD
>Israeli Accents ------ Rockville ------ MD
>Jacob's Ladder ------ Baltimore ------ MD
>Jewish Bookstore Of Greater Washington ------ Wheaton ------ MD
>Lisbons ------ Silver Spring ------ MD
>Pern's ------ Baltimore ------ MD
>Shabsie's Judaica ------ Baltimore ------ MD
>Esther's Judaica ------ West Bloomfield ------ MI
>Spitzer's Hebrew Book & Gift ------ Southfield ------ MI
>Brochins Book & Gift Shop ------ Minneapolis ------ MN
>The Source Unlimited ------ Saint Louis ------ MO
>Judaica House ------ Teaneck ------ NJ
>Lubavitch Center Of Essex County ------ West Orange ------ NJ
>Skybook Association ------ Maplewood ------ NJ
>Zoldan Judea Center ------ Teaneck ------ NJ
>Eichler's - Mid Town ------ New York ------ NY
>Eichler's Coney Island ------ Brooklyn ------ NY
>Eichler's Hebrew Books ------ Brooklyn ------ NY
>Enjoy A Book Club ------ Cedarhurst ------ NY
>Feller's ------ New York ------ NY
>Five Star Judaica ------ Wesley Hills ------ NY
>Gift World ------ Flushing ------ NY
>Hadar Judaic Art And Gift Center ------ Albany ------ NY
>Inspiration Gallery ------ New Rochelle ------ NY
>J. Levine Co. ------ New York ------ NY
>Jewish Quarter ------ White Plains ------ NY
>Judaica Experience ------ New York ------ NY
>Judaica Of Great Neck ------ Great Neck ------ NY
>Judaica Plus ------ Cedarhurst ------ NY
>Mostly Music ------ Brooklyn ------ NY
>Riverdale Judaica ------ Bronx ------ NY
>Sacred Music Press ------ New York ------ NY
>The Jewish Book Center ------ New York ------ NY
>The Jewish Museum-Gift Shop ------ New York ------ NY
>Tradition ------ Rochester ------ NY
>Tuvia's ------ Monsey ------ NY
>West Side Judaica ------ New York ------ NY
>Yussel's Place ------ Merrick ------ NY
>Zion Lion ------ New Hyde Park ------ NY
>Frank's Hebrew Book Store ------ South Euclid ------ OH
>Jacob's Judaic Book & Gifts ------ University Heights ------ OH
>Merkaz Judaica, Inc. ------ Woodmere ------ OH
>The College Store ------ Cincinnati ------ OH
>Bala Judaica ------ Bala Cynwyd ------ PA
>Pinskers ------ Pittsburgh ------ PA
>Raanan Enterprises ------ Jenkintown ------ PA
>Rosenberg Hebrew Books ------ Jenkintown ------ PA
>Rhoda's Judaica Inc. ------ Providence ------ RI
>Jewish Community Center Of Houston ------ Houston ------ TX
>Moses, Hillel And Co. ------ Dallas ------ TX
>New Traditions ------ Houston ------ TX
>Source Gift Shop At The J.C.C ------ Dallas ------ TX
>Keturah Fine Judaica ------ Seattle ------ WA
>Tara West ------ Des Moines ------ WA
>Tree Of Life Books & Judaica, Inc. ------ Seattle ------ WA
>Beth Israel Gift Shop ------ Madison ------ WI
>Traditions ------ Milwaukee ------ WI
>Golds Book And Gift ------ Victoria, Australia ------
>Israel Book & Gift Ltd. ------ Toronto, Ontario ------
>Yerushalem Imports Ltd. ------ Vancouver ------ BC
>Ness Music ------ Paris ------
>Literatur Handlung ------ Munchen ------
>Jewish Music Distribution ------ Hendon, London ------
>John Trotter/Manor House Books ------ Finchley, London ------
>Joseph's Bookstore ------ London ------
>Musica Judaica ------ Bet Shemesh ------
>David's Shop ------ Cannaregio, Venezia ------
>Broekmans & Van Poppel B.V ------ Holland ------
>Classico Music Co. Ltd. ------ Casti ------
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: robert wiener <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 6:29 PM
>Subject: Re: Jewish Music Available on the Web
>
>
>>Mayer,
>>
>>In light of (a little Hanukah pun) our discussion of a directory,
>>perhaps you could share with us the list of the "top 65 Judaica
shops
>>in the country" that have music listening stations.
>>
>
>