Independent Collections
These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.
Documents
Matzpen's Beginnings
Date: 1/1/1970Call Number: CE 011Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Matzpen's BeginningsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Founding member of Matzpen, Israeli socialist organization, describes the group's philosophy, goals, and activities, and the problems it faces as a dissenting group within Israel.
Matzpen's Voice Abroad
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: CE 012Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Matzpen's Voice AbroadCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Eli Lobel, born in Berlin of Polish-Jewish parents, moved to Palestine just before WW II, economic consultant and editor of the Matzpen journal (published in Paris) analyzes developments in the organization, and discusses problems of members carrying on activities abroad.
The 1948-49 and 1956 Wars: Menuhin Reminisces
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: CE 013Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Moshe Menuhin reviews Arab-Israeli hostilities, comments on the Deir Yassin and Mount Scopus massacres, the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte (Swedish UN mediator 1947-1948. assassinated by Zionist group Lehi), and the Israeli-French-British invasion of Egypt.
Israel and the West: Menuhin
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: CE 014Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Israel and the West: MenuhinCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Menuhin comments on the policies of Western nation toward Israel/Palestine and the widening gap between US and West European attitudes toward the Middle East conflict.
A Jewish Child in Csarist Russia: Menuhin Reminisces
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: CE 015Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: A Jewish Child in Csarist Russia: Menuhin ReminiscesCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Moshe Menuhin talks about anti-Jewish pogroms in his Russian childhood, also discusses Herzl's founding of the Zionist movement and efforts to gain Russian support for it.
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.
Kyra: Portrait of A Soviet Heroine
Date: 1/1/1969Call Number: CE 017Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Kyra: Portrait of A Soviet HeroineCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Former leading actress and personality in Soviet Union, now married to an American, speaks of her life and many famous people she knew in USSR, Stalin and many cultural figures, and of both privileged and unprivileged sectors of Soviet society.
Hassidism and the Route to Jerusalem: Menuhin
Date: 1/1/1973Call Number: CE 018Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Hassidism and the Route to Jerusalem: MenuhinCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Moshe Menuhin describes cultural context of Hassidic Jewish community in southern Russia near end of 19th century, and his family's move to Ottoman-ruled Palestine in 1904.
Yugoslavia: Art, Architecture, and Film
Date: 1/1/1964Call Number: CE 019Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Yugoslavia: Art, Architecture, and FilmCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Leading Yugoslav writer and critic discusses in detail history, influences, and current state of Yugoslav art, architecture, and film, especially the animated film industry, known worldwide for its sophistication.
Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, Literature
Date: 1/1/1964Call Number: CE 020Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, LiteratureCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Leading Yugoslav writer and critic discusses history of literature and theater there, trends in music, and rich poetic tradition and present-day poetry.
