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Joel Meyerowitz Looks Back
Joel Meyerowitz Looks Back
Joel Meyerowitz has had many careers as a photographer over the past 50 years. He first made a name for himself at 24 as... Read more
17 Dec 2012
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45mins
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Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck
Several years ago a fan of the multi-instrumentalist Basya Schechter approached her with a copy of a book of Yiddish poe... Read more
29 Nov 2011
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24mins
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Harold Kushner Reads Job
Harold Kushner Reads Job
Harold Kushner first brought comfort and insight to many in 1981 with his best-selling self-help book, When Bad Things H... Read more
3 Oct 2012
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19mins
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Goodbye to All That
Goodbye to All That
The Jewish community in Caracas has long been lively, prosperous, tight-knit, and devoted to the country that accepted s... Read more
23 Jan 2012
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17mins
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Twenty years ago, while studying Hebrew and Latin in high school, London writer Naomi Alderman found herself fascinated ... Read more
20 Mar 2013
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Being Ben-Gurion
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David Ben-Gurion looms so large in Israel’s mythology, it's like he's George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham L... Read more
8 Dec 2014
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It’s fairly common nowadays to hear renditions of “Sunrise, Sunset,” for instance, or “The Sabbath Prayer,” memorable me... Read more
21 Oct 2013
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30mins
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Hidden Jerusalem: Sex Guide
Hidden Jerusalem: Sex Guide
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have sex through a hole in the sheet—right? Actually, that’s one of many misconceptions outsiders ha... Read more
24 Dec 2012
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28mins
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The Nine Lives of ‘Hava Nagila’
The Nine Lives of ‘Hava Nagila’
“Hava Nagila” is perhaps the best-known Jewish song in the United States. Jewish and non-Jewish wedding and bar/bat mitz... Read more
1 Mar 2013
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19mins
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The Israeli ‘This American Life’ Will Surprise Even Those Who Think They Know the Land Well
The Israeli ‘This American Life’ Will Surprise Even Those Who Think They Know the Land Well
Several years ago, a group of four young Israelis—friends since childhood—got to work making a Hebrew-language radio sho... Read more
11 Aug 2014
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19mins
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Love Syndrome: Israel Story, Episode 2
Love Syndrome: Israel Story, Episode 2
This month’s episode of Israel Story is devoted entirely to Chaya’s story. Chaya Ben Baruch grew up as Enid, in a Conser... Read more
22 Sep 2014
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57mins
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Convince This Man You’re a Jew, and He’ll Move You to Israel
Convince This Man You’re a Jew, and He’ll Move You to Israel
Tablet Magazine’s Matthew Fishbane likes to find Jews far from home. He's reported from Venezuela, the Solomon Islands, ... Read more
19 Feb 2015
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25mins
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The Search for an Ancient Blue
The Search for an Ancient Blue
In the Book of Numbers, it is written that God said to Moses: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shal... Read more
11 Apr 2013
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17mins
Ranked #14
Faking It: Israel Story, Episode 1
Faking It: Israel Story, Episode 1
In our very first episode, the Israel Story team delves into the realm of fakes, forgeries, and mimicry. Three stories, ... Read more
18 Aug 2014
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58mins
Ranked #15
Birth Right
Birth Right
Oxford doctoral candidate Rebecca Steinfeld argues in Tablet Magazine today that granting Yigal Amir, the assassin of Pr... Read more
20 Jun 2011
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17mins
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How a Reporter Dispelled Myths About Ultra-Orthodox Jews Gaming the System
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Around the country, kids are settling into their classrooms for a new school year, unaware of the wars over curriculum, ... Read more
8 Sep 2014
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19mins
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Abraham Lincoln’s Other Minority
Abraham Lincoln’s Other Minority
The 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was known for many things, among them his humble origins, his ... Read more
15 Apr 2015
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