Amazing and Rare footage of Israel in color from the year before independence in 1947 to the year of the liberation of Jerusalem in 1967.

"I Was There in Color" - Who was Fred Monoson
An excerpt from the documentary I Was There in Color about Fred Monosson and the rare archival footage he shot (in color!) in Israel from the 1940's to the 1960's.

Fred Monoson's archive is a hidden treasure for history lovers. The Jewish American philanthropist documented colorful moments of history, which came to symbolize the changing faces of the Jewish nation in the heart of the 20th century.