EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in Post Effective  Amendment No. 1
to Registration  Statement No. 33-94914 on Form S-8,  Registration No. 333-30237
on Form S-8 and Registration  No. 333-22535 on Form S-3 of Hirsch  International
Corp. and Subsidiaries of our report dated May 3, 2001, appearing in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Hirsch  International Corp. and Subsidiaries for the year
ended January 31, 2001.

/s/ BDO SEIDMAN LLP
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BDO Seidman, LLP


Melville, New York
May 9, 2001