Israeli Bond luncheon 1968

Streisand / LIVE 

Israeli Bond luncheon (1968)

Hollywood Palladium
Los Angeles, Calif.

October 17, 1968
Barbra Streisand received the Israel Freedom Medal in a special ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium. “She stands for Israel,” said Mrs. Max Nussbaum, chairman of the women's division of the Los Angeles Israel Bond Committee.

Cashbox reported that the presentation “was made by Mrs. Yitzhak Rabin, wife of Israel's Ambassador to the United States.”

The inscription on the medal read:

Israel Freedom Medal presented to Barbra Streisand in recognition of exceptional service in strengthening the freedom of the State of Israel through the promotion of its economic development.

Streisand sang "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem.
End / Hollywood Palladium 1968
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