Visit of Frank Sinatra to Israel World Tour for Children 44964 (1962)

Synopsis

This film FRANK SINATRA IN ISRAEL dates to 1962 and documents Frank Sinatra's first ever visit to Israel as part of his multinational World Tour for Children. The tour, which raised over $1 million for children's charities around the globe, had stops in Japan, Hong Kong, England, France, Italy, Greece, and Israel. In Israel, Sinatra gave seven concerts in six cities. As you will see in the course of the film, his visit coincided with the country's annual Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) celebrations. Sinatra sang at the official Independence Day event in Tel Aviv and was seated beside Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and General Moshe Dayan on the reviewing stand during the Israel Defense Forces parade. He also performed for troops at the Tel Nof Airbase and delivered a speech in Jerusalem "urging people all over the world to support Israel". The National Committee for Labor Israel presented this film, with Sinatra as the narrator, to promote Israel-American friendship and support. The film begins with Histadrut ( 1:00 ). This was a labor movement largely involving the working class; farmers, printers, doctors, educators, etc ( 1:06 ). The mayor gives our narrator a view of Tel Aviv, the largest city, from City Hall ( 1:49 ). The northern limits of the city boasted modern streets and homes ( 1:56 ). The Bloomfield Stadium was constructed with the assistance of the Histadrut campaign in Canada ( 2:30 ). Sinatra's first benefit concert was to be performed in the municipal…

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Running time

22 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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