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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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2016

Farewell to Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres, the last of the founding generation, passes away, and world leaders come to bid him farewell.

  1. Judoka Yarden Gerbi wins a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics; three days later, Ori Sasson also wins bronze.
  2. Ninth President and former Prime Minister Shimon Peres passes away at the age of ninety-three.
  3. Leaders from around the world, among them US President Barack Obama, attend his funeral on Mount Herzl.
  4. At the height of a wave of fires sweeping the country, more than sixty thousand residents of Haifa are evacuated from their homes.
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