Colin Edwards Collection
The Freedom
Archives is
honored to contain hundreds of programs on many topics produced by
Colin
Edwards. Colin Edwards (1924–1994) was an outstanding internationalist
journalist and writer who created a huge body of work. Colin came from
Wales
and was a fervent Welsh nationalist. Following service in WW II, he became a combat correspondent in Malaya, then in
Burma, Indochina
and Korea. Later, as an independent journalist with Canadian Broadcasting, the BBC and Pacifica Radio among others. He
did important on-the-scene interviews and documentaries on
anti-imperialist national
liberation struggles in the Middle East, especially Palestine, on Asia,
particularly Vietnam, and on many other struggles, including the civil
rights, Black
Power, and student antiwar movements in the US. Edwards also worked
closely with Moshe Menuhin—a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist (and the
father of
world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin).
The interviews with Moshe Menuhin are in the Archives collection, as is
all of the audio work of Colin Edwards, with the exception of
interviews and
writings on Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, which reside in the National
Library of
Wales. The collection was
entrusted to the Freedom Archives by Mary Edwards, his widow, who lives
in
Oakland.
Documents
3 Documents Found
Jews in the Soviet Union: Menuhin
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 016Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Jews in the Soviet Union: MenuhinCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Moshe Menuhin discusses anti-Semitism in the USSR, Stalin's role, treatment of Jews in USSR since then, Zionist efforts to promote emigration to Israel, and US-USSR relations.
An Egyptian Jew Answers Michel Agopian and Colin Edwards
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 376Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discussion of Middle East situation, particularly regarding Egypt, from point of view of Joseph Wahed, who grew up in a Jewish community in Egypt. Wahed is responding to and strongly disagreeing with an earlier program of Colin Edwards in which he interviewed Michel Agopian, Agence France Presse correspondent in Cairo (CE 286).
UN Security Council Debate
Following Jordan, the delegate from Saudi Arabia addresses the Security Council equating the establishment of Israel to a new Crusade, the humanity of Arabs, refuting claims of anti-Semitism , links the situation of the Palestinians to the Native Americans, US imperialism, and speaks about the hypocrisy and criminality of major US political figures. Indian delegate calls for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from Syria, US Ambassador Goldberg says countries cannot intervene in domestic affairs of other countries. Takes offense to Saudi Arabia’s comments. The delegate from Nigeria speaks, then back to the delegate from Saudi Arabia.
3 Documents Found
