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1948 — 2025 · Seventy-eight years

The Zionist
Time Machine

Every year in Israel's history is a station. Turn the dial and hear what was on the air — original archival photos, voices from the radio, the story, and the song of that year.

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1961

Six Million Accusers

The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem brought the testimony of Holocaust survivors into every home in Israel.

  1. The trial of Adolf Eichmann opens at Beit Ha'am in Jerusalem.
  2. The first Israeli rocket, Shavit 2, is launched.
  3. Elections to the Fifth Knesset.
  4. Eichmann, convicted of crimes against the Jewish people and against humanity, is sentenced to death.
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