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International Herald Tribune
Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary with pride and trepidation
A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from outer space. Revelers attempt to set the world record for the most people singing the national anthem.
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An article from Maariv daily newspapaer
Mini Israeli Government Joins Galia Albin's Initiative: Breaking the Guinness world record by singing the national song On Israel's Independence eve hundreds of thousands of Jewish people will join together to sing the National Anthem.
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Post- Bulletin
Rochester Passover seder gathering part of record attempt
In celebrating the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence, members of a local synagogue on Sunday participated in an international attempt at a Guinness World Record.
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Arutz Sheva
HaTikva Anthem Headed for Guinness Book of Records
Galia Albin, a former radio talk show host in Israel and now a philanthropist, is preparing for a live-satellite feed that will enable 300,000 people to join in singing the national anthem HaTikva [The Hope], marking a new record for the most people singing an anthem at the same time. The event is scheduled to take place next Monday night at 10:50 p.m. (3.50 p.m. EDT).
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Jerusalem Post
'Hatikva' to go for Guinness record
Naftali Herz Imber could not have conceived it when in 1878 he wrote the words that eventually became Israel's national anthem. But if businesswoman Galia Albin has her way next week, "Hatikva" won't just unite world Jewry for a few minutes - it will break a world record.
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Jewish Ledger
Jews worldwide unite to sing Hatikvah into the record books
WEST HARTFORD -- Several Young Emissaries from Connecticut know what they’ll be doing at 3:50 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 2008. They’ll be raising their voices in song -- specifically, the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah…
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Middle East Abrahamic Forum
Live Hatikva May/8/2008
Live Hatikva is a worldwide event that will take place on the 60th Independence Day Israel, in which Jews all over the world will sing "Hatikva" in real time
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Jewish news weekly
Guinness hopefuls: World-records 'Hatikva' sing-along seeks local lungs
Flipping through the 2008 "Guinness Book of World Records", one discovers that the largest verified custard pie fight took place in England in 1998 (50 people, 4400 pies) and that 150 Dutch students dressed as cellular phones in 2006, establishing the mark in that coveted category.
And yet there is no entry for "Most People Simultaneosly Singing a National Anthem". Well, not yet at least.
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PR-inside
On nation's 60th, Israeli flagmaker frets about tide of Chinese imports.
...Jewish communities around the world joined Israelis to sing the Hatikva in an attempt to set a Guinness Record for most people singing a national anthem simultaneously.
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The Jewish Citizen
Hatikvah the world over
SDJA students, faculty join worldwide quest to be largest group singing at the same time.
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Something Jewish
Sing for Israel
Jewish communities across the world are being invited to take part in event to break the world records of "most people singing an anthem simultaneously" by singing the Hatikva on May 7, on the eve of Israel's 60th Independence day.
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21cIsraelity Blog
Live HaTikva
Want to get in on the Israel Independence Day action?
You can help set a Guinness World Record by joining others from around the world and in Israel singing the country's national anthem, Hatikva (The hope), live as it is broadcast from Isrel's Reshet Television Network.
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The Canadian Jewish news
Live Hatikvah' aims for record
People from around the world are going for a record when they gather on the eve of Israel's Independence Day to sing "Hatikvah."
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The Canadian Jewish news
Israeli attempting ne Hatikva record
A former talk show host and prominent philanthropist is attempting to set a new Guinness world record for the most people singing an anthem simultaneously in real time.
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GlobesOnline
Hatikva is focus of Guinness world record attempt
People around the world will join in an attempt to break a Guinness world record for "most people singing a national anthem simultaneously".
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