American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border Crossing
Series: Active Voice Radio
From: Chris Goldstein
Length: 00:09:56
Active Voice Radio Interview Remix #5: American Jews in the IDF
This is the story of an incident that is replicated countless times, of an IDF soldier detaining a Palestinian family at gunpoint. But this "minor incident" was the catalyst for an epiphany inthe soldier.
Original raw interview was recorded by Cheryl Davis in September 2004. Cheryl passed it on to Active Voice Radio and it was aired, in entirety, on the program. Matt Milstein and Danny Kirchbaum discussed their experiences in Israel and impressions of the US in the series: 'American Jews in the IDF' on Active Voice Radio in February 2004 .
Matt Milstein is an American Jewish young man who was serving at the time of the interview, in the Israeli Defense Force. He originally wrote about this experience in an Albuquerque Jewish publication. Milstein is now a freelance journalist and photographer.
This 'remix' is offered as a self-contained piece.
Scored with Mazzy Star and Kruder & Dorfmester it could be used in many formats especially Free-Form.
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Piece Description
Active Voice Radio Interview Remix #5: American Jews in the IDF This is the story of an incident that is replicated countless times, of an IDF soldier detaining a Palestinian family at gunpoint. But this "minor incident" was the catalyst for an epiphany inthe soldier. Original raw interview was recorded by Cheryl Davis in September 2004. Cheryl passed it on to Active Voice Radio and it was aired, in entirety, on the program. Matt Milstein and Danny Kirchbaum discussed their experiences in Israel and impressions of the US in the series: 'American Jews in the IDF' on Active Voice Radio in February 2004 . Matt Milstein is an American Jewish young man who was serving at the time of the interview, in the Israeli Defense Force. He originally wrote about this experience in an Albuquerque Jewish publication. Milstein is now a freelance journalist and photographer. This 'remix' is offered as a self-contained piece. Scored with Mazzy Star and Kruder & Dorfmester it could be used in many formats especially Free-Form.
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Review of American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border CrossingThis is a worthwhile piece, a story about one "minor incident" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The storyteller, an American Israeli Defense Force soldier, inconveniences, humiliates and probably frightens a couple of Palestinian civilians, a father and son, by holding them at a checkpoint to relieve his own boredom. He later regrets his actions and writes about the incident in his hometown Jewish newspaper, prompting responses of denial that even such a routine act of dehumanization could happen in the Israeli occupation. The soldier's monologue is placed over accompanying music. This by-now-familiar device is effective, though at times the music gets monotonous and could stand to change or go away. The piece may not be easy for stations to place, given its length. It could work as a set-up to a talk show about the Middle East conflict or the Israeli occupation. |
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Review of American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border CrossingExperiences of one soldier, not much beyond that. |
Broadcast History
KSFR/KSFQ Santa Fe February 2004, March 2005
Timing and Cues
OPTIONAL ENTRANCE/EXIT
Intro: Before roll:
One Day at the Border Crossing is the story of an Israeli soldier detaining a Palestinian family and how this minor incident changed the soldier's outlook.
Exit text read at 9:30-
Chris Goldstein and Cheryl Davis are independent producers in Santa Fe New Mexico. More information is available at www.activevoiceradio.com.
Musical Works
Rhymes of an Hour, Mazzy Star, Among My Swan, Capitol, 1996, 4:12
Useless, Kruder&Dorfmeister (Depeche Mode), The K & D Sessions, 5:50
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhymes of an Hour | Mazzy Star | Among My Swan,. | Capitol | 1996 | 04:12 |
| Useless, | Kruder&Dorfmeister (Depeche Mode), | he K & D Sessions. | artist | 1998 | 05:50 |
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Posted on April 14, 2006 at 02:50 AM | Permalink
Review of American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border Crossing
This is an excellent piece, very simply made, about the mundane dehumanization that happens to soldier and civilian in any militarized system. I wish I could play this for all the young people I know in my small, poor, rural area who are planning to join the military when they get out of high school. My sincere thanks to this producer for sharing his experience, and his insightful reflection upon that experience. It is so relevant to the problem of terrorism. I have heard the results of a psychological study of suicide bombers. The main thing they had in common was the experience of witnessing one of their parents being humiliated by the 'other side'.