+ The Eternal Light is an American radio and television program on the NBC Radio Network, produced in conjunction with the Jewish Theological Seminary, that was broadcast between 1944 and 1989. Featuring interviews, commentary, and award-winning dramas from the perspective of Judaism, it began on radio in 1944 and continued as a weekly radio program through 1989. A 1946 program, for example, dramatized humanitarian Lilian Wald's founding of New York City's Henry Street Settlement in 1895. A May 31, 1959, program featured a tour of the Holy Land narrated by Ralph Bellamy. Beginning in 1952, The Eternal Light was also televised by NBC as part of its Sunday morning religious programming, along with Frontiers of Faith (produced in conjunction with the National Council of Churches) and the Catholic Hour.[6] By the mid-1950s, the program had an audience of more than six million weekly on radio and television. Milton E. Krents (1912–2000) was executive producer of The Eternal Light radio program for 44 years. NBC television's director for The Eternal Light, along with its other Sunday morning televised religious programs, was Martin Hoade (1916–2006). The program's editor was Moshe Davis of the Jewish Theological Seminary, who explained its purpose to a New York Times interviewer: "The common man is always the hero in our show. We try to put a contemporary subject in a concept of eternity." NBC donated the air time and the Jewish Theological Seminary budgeted the show's production expenses. Spurning potential sponsorship offers, Davis told one persistent business executive, "My good man, God needs no sponsor". Among the notables appearing on the series were Alan Arkin, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Chandler, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Preston, Joan Crawford, Mel Ferrer, E. G. Marshall, Raymond Massey, Alexander Scourby, Maureen Stapleton, Elie Wiesel, and Gene Wilder. The program won numerous awards, including two Emmy Awards and many Emmy nominations and Peabody Awards in 1962, 1967, and 1973. Krents received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for his production of The Eternal Light. In 2007, a documentary about the series, The Eternal Light—A Historical Retrospective, won a New York Emmy Award. Click here to read more about Eternal Light
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Please enjoy these 581 old time radio episodes:
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09.21.1947 | eternal light (0149) the undeterred |
+ "The Undeterred". A drama about the seventeen thousand "bears" in the "zoo" of Cyprus, all tryin... | |
09.28.1947 | eternal light (0150) wells of salvation |
+ "Wells Of Salvation". A portrait of the holiday of Succoth, told in song and story. | |
10.12.1947 | eternal light (0152) a journey to ger |
+ "A Journey To Ger". A talky parable about a preacher and a teamster on a mission of mercy to a s... | |
10.19.1947 | eternal light (0153) the door | ||
10.26.1947 | eternal light (0154) father and the angels |
+ "Father and The Angels". The son of rabbi in Zanesville, Ohio, at the turn of the century, tries... | |
11.02.1947 | eternal light (0155) the river jordan |
+ "The River Jordan". A radio travelogue of the River Jordan, through history and through modern I... | |
11.09.1947 | eternal light (0156) the oath of hippocrates |
+ "The Oath Of Hippocrates". The story of Joseph Goldberger, an immigrant boy determined to become... | |
11.16.1947 | eternal light (0157) the congregation of the dead |
+ "The Congregation Of The Dead". "An ancient parable for a modern incident." Dying Rabbi Nachman ... | |
11.23.1947 | eternal light (0158) the late comers |
+ "The Late-Comers". A Thanksgiving program showing that we are all immigrants, and by implication... | |
11.30.1947 | eternal light (0159) ben yehuda |
+ "Ben Yehuda". A dramatized biography of the man responsible for bringing Hebrew back to "life" f... | |
12.07.1947 | eternal light (0160) and it came to pass |
+ "And It Came To Pass". "A document of the faith" in honor of the partitioning of Palestine by th... | |
12.14.1947 | eternal light (0161) the singing valley |
+ "The Singing Valley". A lyrical portrait of the hardships of the first pioneers of Palestine aft... | |
12.21.1947 | eternal light (0162) enzo sereni |
+ "Enzo Sereni". An Italian youth of the upper class moves to pre-war Palestine, becomes the spoke... | |
12.28.1947 | eternal light (0163) the thief and the hangman {rpt } |
+ "The Thief and The Hangman". The story of Micah, the thief, based on an ancient fable of the Yem... | |
04.04.1948 | eternal light (0177) the physician of birkenau |
+ "The Physician Of Birkenau". The program originates from Hollywood. An excellent story about a P... | |
04.11.1948 | eternal light (0178) the man who remembered lincoln |
+ "The Man Who Remembered Lincoln". The program originates from Hollywood. The story of Rabbi Leo ... | |
04.18.1948 | eternal light (0179) the passover of rembrandt van rijn |
+ "The Passover Of Rembrandt Van Rijn". The program originates from Hollywood. The famous painter ... | |
05.02.1948 | eternal light (0180) the man from omaha |
+ "The Man From Omaha". The dramatized story of Henry Monsky, an immigrant, a man of honor who bec... | |
05.09.1948 | eternal light (0181) the things i saw |
+ "The Things I Saw". A drama/documentary based on the writings of Chester Bowles (former head of ... | |
05.16.1948 | eternal light (0182) the river jordan |
+ "River Jordan". A radio travelogue of the River Jordan, through history and through modern Israe... | |
05.30.1948 | eternal light (0184) the return of danny miller |
+ "The Return Of Danny Miller". A soldier returns home from the war with Aphasia, an inability to ... | |
06.06.1948 | eternal light (0185) boaz makes up his mind |
+ "Boaz Makes Up His Mind". A re-telling of the story of Ruth. | |
06.20.1948 | eternal light (0186) dream of jacob meyer |
+ "The Dream Of Jacob Meyer". An amusing parable about racial/color tolerance, told through a stor... | |
07.11.1948 | eternal light (0189) the brothers cain and abel |
+ "Cain and Abel". The first program of a trilogy titled: "The Brothers." The biblical story leadi... | |
07.18.1948 | eternal light (0190) the brothers jacob and esau |
+ "Jacob and Esau". The second program of a trilogy named, "The Brothers." The biblical story of t... |
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