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To: Roman_War_Criminal

1941.

Jews were stuck at home “for their own safety,” but they could still connect with the outside world because most people owned a transistor radio back in those days.

Transistors didn’t exist back then.


2 posted on 04/27/2024 2:57:19 PM PDT by Senormechanico
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To: Senormechanico

They probably meant crystal radios.


18 posted on 04/27/2024 3:16:16 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: Senormechanico

No~ buy crystal radios could be made at home and probably get a local broadcast.


62 posted on 04/27/2024 5:23:07 PM PDT by whistleduck
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To: Senormechanico
because most people owned a transistor radio back in those days.

Transistors didn’t exist back then.

He probably meant vacuum tube radios. But that is so far back in the past, most people today have no knowledge or experience with them.

90 posted on 04/27/2024 10:38:57 PM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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