Israel in Eurovision: A Retrospective

The Eurovision Song Contest was won by Israel four times and has been hosted in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Find out the inside story of such classic songs as Hallelujah, A-Ba-Ni-Bi, Happy Birthday, and the Hebrew singers who graced the stage. Plus, countries that attempted to boycott Israel and lost. Learn about the new inspiring performers such as Eden Golan and this year’s contestant Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the October 7th massacres.Dana International, Netta Barzilai, Gali Atari, Izhar Cohen, Ehud Manor, Eddie Butler, Eden, Teapacks and more are discussed in this special podcast, including the much asked question as to why non-European nations such as Israel, Turkey and Australia are included in Eurovision. Get full access to Jewish History Moment podcast with Ben Bresky at benbresky.substack.com/subscribe