+ 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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07.25.1948 | eternal light (0191) the brothers joseph and his brothers |
+ "Joseph and His Brothers". The third part of a trilogy named, "The Brothers." The biblical story... | |
08.01.1948 | eternal light (0200) special performance |
+ "Special Performance". An orphan, grown up and serving in the post-war army, takes a whole camp ... | |
08.15.1948 | eternal light (0194) the head of the table |
+ "The Head Of The Table". The story of how one time rabbinical student, Israel Kliegler, became a... | |
08.22.1948 | eternal light (0195) portland, u.s.a. (muffled) |
+ "Portland, U.S.A.". A delightful story about an immigrant from Poland, or is it Russia, who come... | |
08.29.1948 | eternal light (0196) the woman rich in time |
+ "The Woman Rich In Time". A woman learns that doing well for others is the best reward for onese... | |
09.05.1948 | eternal light (0197) messenger of prayer |
+ "Messenger Of Prayer". Henry Rosenblatt sings the songs written and sung by his father, Cantor J... | |
09.19.1948 | eternal light (0199) zipporah |
+ "Zipporah". An excellent story of the concentration camps on a lovely day in June. | |
10.03.1948 | eternal light (0201) all these barren hills |
+ "All These Barren Hills". Sixteen survivors of Buchenwald start a collective farm in Germany, pr... | |
10.17.1948 | eternal light (0203) the creation |
+ "The Creation". A somewhat pretentious version of Genesis, but the music is nice. | |
10.24.1948 | eternal light (0204) josiah |
+ "Josiah". A program in honor of Simchas Torah. Young King Josiah receives lessons from Hulda, a ... | |
11.07.1948 | eternal light (0206) the light from the darkness |
+ "The Light From The Darkness". A well produced drama about Annie Sullivan, a blind young residen... | |
11.14.1948 | eternal light (0207) sentence of light |
+ "Sentence Of Life". The story of a man with a very unhappy life, despite his great wealth. After... | |
11.21.1948 | eternal light (0208) the man who touched the stars |
+ "The Man Who touched The Stars". A biography of the Jewish poet of Spain, Solomon Ibn Gabirol. T... | |
11.28.1948 | eternal light (0209) in henry's backyard |
+ "In Henry's Backyard". Henry allows "the little green devil" inside himself to speak out. A clev... | |
12.05.1948 | eternal light (0210) the sneeze of schomele |
+ "The Sneeze Of Schlomele". The story of a little boy who could speak to animals in the forest, b... | |
12.26.1948 | eternal light (0213) the great outcry (dropout) |
+ "The Great Outcry". The daughter-in-law of Mathias tells the story of the revolt of the Macabees... | |
01.02.1949 | eternal light (0214) the seven who came to dinner |
+ "The Seven Who Came Home". A goup of children walks across much of Europe in an effort to escape... | |
01.09.1949 | eternal light (0215) the merry jests of hershel ostropolier | ||
01.16.1949 | eternal light (0216) trial and error | ||
01.30.1949 | eternal light (0218) who can build a house | ||
02.06.1949 | eternal light (0219) the man who knew carver | ||
02.13.1949 | eternal light (0220) the physician and the sorcerer | ||
02.20.1949 | eternal light (0221) gandhi |
+ "Gandhi". The story of how Gandhi practiced non-violence to obtain rights for the "Untouchables.... | |
02.27.1949 | eternal light (0222) lizzie and the whiskers | ||
03.06.1949 | eternal light (0223) the case of ivar haug |
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