Hi Everybody!! Our great 4th of July program is up on the website for you to enjoy!! We open the treasure chest of great vintage American and Jewish radio programs of years past as we pay tribute to them all and listen to living American Jewish history with rare excerpts that you can’t hear anywhere but Washington Jewish Radio!!  There are also great appropriate musical selections as well. So listen and enjoy. Add something really special to your enjoyment of the holiday with our special program!!

PROGRAM OF SUNDAY JUNE 30, 2013

Hester Days-Paul Zim-1982

World Of Our Fathers-Safam-1980

G-d Bless America-Kate Smith-The very first time the song was introduced! From the November 11, 1938 broadcast of “The Kate Smith Hour” on CBS.

Excerpt from “The Jazz Singer” with Al Jolson. From the June 2, 1947 broadcast of “The Lux Radio Theater” on CBS.

Excerpt from “The American Jewish Bicentennial In Song” featuring Yiddish radio from the 1930’s. Released in 1976.

“The American Jewish Hour” WHN, New York. Opening and first selection from a 1939 broadcast.

“Yiddish Swing Program”, WHN, New York. Opening and song “Faithful To America” sung by Alan Chester. From a 1939 broadcast.

“Yiddish Swing Program”, WHN, New York. Opening, commercials, and song “United We Stand” sung by Jan Bart and The Barry Sisters. From a 1941 broadcast.

Opening signature and commercial from “Bei Tatteh Mameh’s Tish” heard on WEVD, New York. From a 1939 broadcast.

“The Jewish American Cavalcade Of Stars”, WABC, New York. “My America’s Free” sung by Molly Picon, Seymour Rechtzeit and Alan Phillips. From a 1937 broadcast.

Opening of a Cantorial program featuring Cantor Moishe Oysher. From a 1950 broadcast on WEVD, New York.

“His Excellency Of Vilna” as heard on “The Eternal Light” on NBC in 1952.

“Fargess Mich Nisht” (Forget Me Not). Syndicated program. From a early 1950’s broadcast.

Manischewitz wine commercial. From the CBS radio network in 1959.

Excerpt from “The Jacob Schachter Program” heard on WMIE in Miami, Florida. From a 1967 broadcast.

Opening of “The Max Reznick Show” heard on WHFS, Washington. From a 1982 broadcast.

Opening of “Art Raymond’s Simcha” heard on WEVD in New York. From a 1987 broadcast.

Opening of “The Forward Hour” heard on WEVD in New York. From a 1992 broadcast.

Opening of “The Jewish Radio Hour” with Rabbi Jacob Max. Heard on WTOW, Baltimore. From a 1983 broadcast.

BEN’S SELECTIONS ON THE PROGRAM:

Armed Forces Medley-United States Army Band and Chorus

We Are America-Sam Glaser

America-Neil Diamond

Blue Skies-Ben Selvin and his Orchestra

G-d Bless The USA-Lee Greenwood

And we wrap up this special program with our national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner” sung by Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians from the Fox Movietone News, released in 1942. A stirring and wonderful rendition!!

It’s a great program for you to enjoy!! It’s the kind of program that only Ben and I can bring you and we hope you enjoy it!! Don’t forget to help spread the good word about Washington Jewish Radio. Forward the website to everyone you can. Ben and I thank you for your support!! Enjoy the holiday!!