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VZL 417: New Songs of Israel


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Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue NumberVZL 417
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Vistas of Israel
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number801359
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes New Songs of Israel

This Vistas of Israel program is about the young singers of Israel and there are 5 selections on this recording:

1) Ha'im at Bocha Or Sochecket, Are You Laughing -- Or Crying? is sung by Divor Adoton & Aliza Rozel. It is a song about the Golan Heights and its part in the Six Day War and how it affected the life of a young girl living there who goes through the destruction of her home and her separation from her father who is fighting the enemy from the top of the Heights where the Israeli flag now waves. She is given hope from her mother who still wants to know if she is laughing or crying. 1:25-3:35

2) Lyla Yored, Night Falls, is sung by Aliza Zecree and is a love song. 4:14-6:10

3) Ru'ach Stut, Wanton Spirit, is sung by Yahorem Da'or and is a song about a soldier's being upset because the wind is blowing him off his feet.6:45-8:50

4) Shehayinu Yeladim, When We Were Children, is sung by Aliza Zecree and is a song about growing up in Israel as seen through a child's eyes. 9:52-12:37

5) Rack B'yisrael, Only In Israel, is sung by the Israeli Navy Ensemble. 13:25-14:00

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