+ 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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02.10.1946 | eternal light (0067) the postmaster of quincy {rpt of } | ||
02.03.1946 | eternal light (0066) the sabbath of chayim, the porter | ||
01.27.1946 | eternal light (0065) issac mayer wise {rpt of } |
+ "Isaac Mayer Wise". The story of the founder of Reform Judiasm in America. The script was previo... | |
01.20.1946 | eternal light (0064) my cousin avigdor |
+ "My Cousin Avigdor". A man tells the story of "The National Dope Of Palestine," his young cousin... | |
01.13.1946 | eternal light (0063) the parable of reb yisroel |
+ "The Parable Of Reb Yisroel". A thief helps a fellow resident of Bialystok gain admittance to he... | |
01.06.1946 | eternal light (0062) jonah |
+ "Jonah". A retelling of the biblical story of Jonah. | |
12.30.1945 | eternal light (0061) the voice of rachel |
+ "The Voice Of Rachel". A young orphan tries to remember his parents, so his uncle in America can... | |
12.23.1945 | eternal light (0060) a sound of music |
+ "A Sound Of Music". The story of pianist Adolph Baller, whose hands were ruined by the Nazis in ... | |
12.16.1945 | eternal light (0059) a chassidic take |
+ "A Chassidic Tale". A Chassidic rabbi comes to a small town in the Ukraine. But, they already ha... | |
12.09.1945 | eternal light (0058) the lantern in the inferno |
+ "The Lantern In The Inferno". "The story of amodern Macabee, Chana Senesh, who died for God's na... | |
12.02.1945 | eternal light (0057) the maccabees {rpt } |
+ "The Macabees". The story of how "The Festival Of Lights" started with the Macabee's revolt agai... | |
11.25.1945 | eternal light (0056) thomas kennedy |
+ "Thomas Kennedy". Thomas Kennedy refuses to take the oath of office in the 1818 Maryland legisla... | |
11.18.1945 | eternal light (0055) the day of the shadow | ||
11.11.1945 | eternal light (0054) a rhode island refuge {rpt } |
+ Program #1. "A Rhode Island Refuge". The first show of the series. A portrait of colonial Rhode ... | |
11.04.1945 | eternal light (0053) lillian wald | ||
10.28.1945 | eternal light (0052) the unbroken circle | ||
10.21.1945 | eternal light (0051) the talmud | ||
10.07.1945 | eternal light (0049) solomon schechter {rpt } |
+ "Schecter" ("Solomon Schecter"). A well-written story about Solomon Schecter, a man who discover... | |
09.16.1945 | eternal light (0048) if not higher | ||
08.26.1945 | eternal light (0046) joseph and his brothers part 2 day of prayer |
+ "Joseph and His Brothers". The third part of a trilogy named, "The Brothers." The biblical story... | |
08.19.1945 | eternal light (0045) special broadcast for the national day of prayer and thanksgiving f | ||
08.12.1945 | eternal light (0045) joseph and his brothers part 1 young joseph |
+ "Joseph and His Brothers". The third part of a trilogy named, "The Brothers." The biblical story... | |
08.05.1945 | eternal light (0044) jeremiah | ||
07.29.1945 | eternal light (0042) the man who flew to heaven | ||
07.22.1945 | eternal light (0041) hear ye, sons, part 2 |
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