Carmel Herzeliyya Newsreel 276, 1959

Tenth Anniversary of Eilat City

2 Minutes, 1959
Genre:
Moment

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Directed by: Unknown
Subtitles: English, Hebrew

Festive events honoring the tenth anniversary of the city Eilat. Vehicles driving on the Arava road. Planes landing at the airport. Prime Minister David Ben Gurion arrives on a plane by a military camp at the citys entrance. The first girl named Eilat arrives in a vehicle and is greeted by a municipal representatice. Development Minister Mordechai Bentov sits at an amphitheater was built for the event. A painting exhibition by Iza Hershkovitz at the presence of visitors. A ceremony in a hall honoring Eilats official city status. Interior Minister Israel bar Yehuda speaks to the crowd and honors Eilat Council Henoch Nener with a diploma, as Yigal Alon sits beside them. A tour of dignitaries at the new Eilat port, including Minister Bentov. A conference of the Golani and Givati Brigades. Ben Gurion is present at the ceremony site by the Edom mountains and an airplane display in the sky. Soldiers perform a roll call and march. Ben Gurion addresses the audience. A view of the decorated city. Fireworks light the sky.

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