Al Jolson - The International Al Jolson Society

|The IAJS

The International
Al Jolson Society

With over a thousand members worldwide, the International Al Jolson Society promotes and rejoices in perpetuating the memory and spreading the fame of The World's Greatest Entertainer, Al Jolson. Here is news of interest to members of the Society, as well as Society sponsored events that help us remember Jolie.

Click for a report on the 2007 Jolson Festival near Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
May 25, 2007 through May 27, 2007

Click for a report on the 2006 Jolson Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
May 18 - 21, 2006

Click for a report on the 2005 Jolson Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, England -
May 20 - 22, 2005

Click for a report on the 2004 Jolson Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
May 21 - 23, 2004
"Where it all began"

From Scotland, Mike Scaife has put lots of love into a site he calls Mike's Jolson Site. Featuring a group of Jolson songs, changed weekly, in MP3 format, as well as a radio show, this is a great place to download Jolson songs for your collection. Take a look and enjoy Mike's labor of love.

The 2008 Jolson Calendar from the International Al Jolson Society is now available, with another dozen photos of Al Jolson, Ruby, Erle, and others. A full 8.5 by 11 inches in size, 17 by 11 opened up, this year's edition includes dates and facts from Jolie's life and career. What a great additon to your home or office, not to mention as an ideal gift. At just US$8.00, postpaid in the US and Canada, and US$10 overseas, order yours early before they sell out, as they did last year! Send your payment to Tom Nestor, the treasurer of the IAJS, and be prepared to order another for the first person who spots it on your wall.

Larry Parks singing Cantor on the Sabbath

In the 1946 film biography of Al Jolson, The Jolson Story, several scenes, though shot for the movie, were ultimately cut out of the movie when it was released for distribution. One of those scenes shows Al Jolson, played by Larry Parks, singing the Yiddish song, "A Cantor on the Sabbath," to a group of friends. This clip has been discovered, and is available to members of the International Al Jolson Society. Click to read more about the clip, and how to get a copy for your own.

Along with the above DVD, the Video Department of the IAJS has produced some of Jolson's greatest performances, now available on DVD. Click here to see the latest materials available from the Video Department!

The International Al Jolson Society is pleased to announce this series of Remastered Al Jolson Compact Discs, exclusively available from the IAJS. Check them out and order yours, today! Not a member yet? Just click and Join Today!

Click here for a listing of some additional new audio material available on CD for members of the International Al Jolson Society!

Twice a year, the International Al Jolson Society publishes the Jolson Journal. Each issue, one in the Spring and one in the Fall, contains a wide variety of articles and stories about Jolson, frequently reprinting articles published under Al's name, along with facts and information available nowhere else. Be sure to let us know with your Journal feedback form what you liked and thought of the publication. If you aren't yet a member of the Society, you can take a look at the table of contents and get an idea what you are missing! Then fill out the Online Application Blank and join the IAJS!

Officers of the
International Al Jolson Society
2007-2011

Office	Officer	Email
President	Jan Hernstat	JolsonVP@optonline.net
Vice-President	Howard "Skip" Mack	mac@milwpc.com
Treasurer	Tom Nestor	TNestor295@aol.com
Secretary	Sandy Powers	flufftwo@dejazzd.com
Trustees	Kristine Buglear	kristine.buglear@mac.com
	Tony Farnfield	Tony@iajs400.fsnet.co.uk
	Stan Gerloff	defroman11@dejazzd.com
	Dave Greim	Jolie116mm@aol.com
	John Rendon	JolsonFan@aol.com
Photo Director	Ken Bucklin	KBucklin@aol.com
USA Audio Director	Debbie Eifler	EDebgiggles@aol.com
UK Audio Director	Kevin Roberts	adale24@aol.com
USA Video Director	John Webster	jojohnwebster@att.net
UK Video Director	Bill Potter	william.potter4@ntlworld.com
Journal Editor	Stan Gerloff	defroman11@dejazzd.com
Publicity Director	David Miller	Samiller396@aol.com
UK Publicity Director	Reg Reeve	Reg.Reeve@btinternet.com
Archive Director	Paul Casale	Stoneylove@comcast.net
Internet Director	Marc I. Leavey	webmaster@jolson.org

Here is just a sample of photographs of Al Jolson available, thanks to the International Al Jolson Society, including classic shots of the young Al Jolson, and Jolie with his second wife! Check out the Photo Page, where you can view two dozen pictures. Members of the Society can even order prints in a variety of sizes at reasonable cost!

Shaken by the death of their idol, Al Jolson, a group of Jolson fans got together in 1950 and put together the International Al Jolson Society, out of the fragments of Al Jolson fan clubs throughout the United States. Over the years, the Society has grown to international proportions, with well over a thousand supporters throughout the world. Dues are modest, US$20, UK£13, annually, and benefits are many. The IAJS sponsors Jolson Conventions, maintains a complete library of Jolson recordings and radio programs, and even has a line of Jolsonesque collectibles. If you would like to join the Society, press the JOIN button below, fill out the on-line application, and send your dues to the address on the home page. Or, if you prefer, just drop me an Email message with your name and address, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to me at the post office box address on the home page, and I will send you an application by snailmail. More information may also be had by calling the Society's toll free number,
1-888-4JOLSON (USA Only).

Are you a member of the International Al Jolson Society and need to renew your membership? Now you can use this convenient form to renew your IAJS membership, and even pay your dues with your VISA, Discover, AmEx or MasterCard over a secure connection. Just click to renew your IAJS membership!