Our of the Archives: 
Amerika, A Musical Tragicomedy in Three Acts and Eleven Scenes, After the Novel by Franz Kafka. Music by Ellis B. Kohs.

The above sheet music is from the collections of the Leo Baeck Institute, one of our five partners here at the Center for Jewish History. 

The Ellis B. Kohs Papers, 1916-2000, can be found at the NYPL’s Performing Arts Library, specifically the Music Division. Click here for the finding aid. 

For more in honor of Franz Kafka’s birthday, see the previous post!

Submitted by Kevin Schlottman and Rachel Tutera, Archivists, Center for Jewish History.