{"id":3206,"date":"2014-04-28T13:40:31","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T13:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faujsa.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:31:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:31:33","slug":"israels-history-is-playing-are-you-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsa.fau.edu\/blog\/collections\/judaic-collection\/israels-history-is-playing-are-you-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel’s history is playing. Are you listening?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Israel is 66 years old! Celebrate by revisiting the early years.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the authentic recordings from the Vistas of Israel<\/em> radio series.<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Historic radio broadcast of the Israel Broadcasting Company celebrating the millionth immigrant to Israel (8\/29\/61). Click on label to play.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

From the  late 1950s, through the 1960s, and into the early 1970s the State of Israel sought to inform Americans and others about their young country\u2019s culture and accomplishments through a series of radio broadcasts in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These programs featured popular Israeli performers, topical discussions, and interviews with prominent Israelis and others. These original radio broadcasts were aired on local stations throughout the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Judaica Sound Archives has an extensive collection of these  historic \u201cVistas of Israel\u201d radio programs. There are over 400 recorded broadcasts in the collection and about 250 of them have been digitized so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a><\/strong> for more about Vistas of Israel radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may also be interested in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JSA celebrates Israel\u2019s Statehood (5\/5\/2011)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JoAmar: A pioneer of Israeli Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israeli Performer: Shosaha Damari<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Israeli Songs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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