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Rechov Sumsum ( Hebrew : רחוב סומסום, literally: Sesame Street ) is the Israeli adaptation of the U.S. children's show of the same name .1 The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli Educational Television and the Sesame Workshop , a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American Sesame Street since 1969. The story line and casts of Rechov Sumsum are tailored to an Israeli audience.2 "Big Bird teaches peace to young and old" . the Guardian .
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Rechov Sumsum Shara'a Simsim is the regional version of Sesame Street for Israel and the Palestinian territories , launched in 1998 . v t e
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1983 TV series or program Rechov Sumsum (רחוב סומסום) is an Israeli educational television program for preschoolers, based on the popular U.S. children's show " Sesame Street ".The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli educational television and the CTW , a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American " Sesame Street " since 1969.
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1983 Israeli TV series or program Rechov Sumsum ( Hebrew : רחוב סומסום, "Sesame Street") is an Israeli educational television program for preschoolers, based on the popular U.S. children's show " Sesame Street ". The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli educational television and the CTW , a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American " Sesame Street " since 1969.
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1983 Israeli TV series or program Rechov Sumsum ( Hebrew : רחוב סומסום, Sesame Street ) is an Israeli educational television program for preschoolers based on the popular U.S. children's show Sesame Street . The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli Educational Television and the Sesame Workshop , a Worldwide American non-profit organization which has been co-producing the original American Sesame Street since 1969. The story line and casts of Rehov Sumsum are tailored to an Israeli audience.
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1983 Israeli TV series or program Rechov Sumsum ( רחוב סומסום [ʁeˈχov sumˈsum] ; lit. ' Sesame Street ' ) is the Israeli adaptation of the U.S. children's show Sesame Street . The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli Educational Television and the Sesame Workshop , a Worldwide American non-profit organization that has been co-producing the original American Sesame Street since 1969. The storyline and cast of Rechov Sumsum are tailored to an Israeli audience. "Big Bird teaches peace to young and old" . the Guardian .
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regional version of sesame street for israel and the palestinian territories
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israeli adaptation of the american children's show sesame street
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