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3. Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews
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10 Aug 2017
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49. Dearest Mother, A Million Thanks
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Hannah Senesh, Haviva Reik, and the only rescue mission sent to Europe by the Yishuv.
7 Oct 2018
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46. The National Sport
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9 Sep 2018
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76. Israel 1948-1967: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Just Vote Left All the Time
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8 Dec 2019
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71. Israel 1948-1967: The Declaration
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On May 14, 1948, just a few minutes before Shabbat, David Ben Gurion declared the new State of Israel. Reading from the ... Read more
27 Oct 2019
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72. Israel 1948-1967: The First Day
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4 Nov 2019
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40. 1929
40. 1929
The nature of the Arab-Jewish conflict completely changed in 1929, when the Arabs massacred Jews throughout Palestine. W... Read more
24 Jun 2018
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64. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Ten Lost Tribes
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We lost ten Israelite tribes 2,500 years ago, but we might have found a few still around today in some unlikely places.
2 Jun 2019
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63. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Was Christopher Columbus Jewish?
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Christopher Columbus might possibly have been Jewish. Either way, Jews played a central role in his 1492 Voyage of Disco... Read more
19 May 2019
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23. J'Accuse!
23. J'Accuse!
The trial of Alfred Dreyfus in France rallied Western European Jews around the idea of Zionism, and gave one man in part... Read more
3 Sep 2017
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4. Current Events: UNESCO
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UNESCO, an agency of the United Nations, recently voted in favor of a resolution condemned by Israel as negating the Jew... Read more
11 Aug 2017
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27. Who Came First?
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Let's talk about the elephant in the room: the Arab natives of Palestine. Who came first -- the Jews or the Arabs? And h... Read more
3 Dec 2017
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41. The Deal With the Devil
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The Zionists in Palestine cut a deal with the Nazis to save Jewish lives. But it will cost Chaim Arlosoroff his.
1 Jul 2018
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70. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: the Ark of the Covenant
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Straight out of Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant just might be the single greatest missing relic of all time. A fi... Read more
14 Jul 2019
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17. Two Wives for the Price of Two
17. Two Wives for the Price of Two
Jacob crosses the threshold on the hero's journey, dreaming of a ladder with angels going up and down. He marries both R... Read more
12 Aug 2017
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43. You Two Need to Separate
43. You Two Need to Separate
The Great Revolt continues as Britain comes up with a novel idea: what if we partitioned Palestine to create two separat... Read more
12 Aug 2018
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37. Building the Iron Wall
37. Building the Iron Wall
Vladimir Jabotinsky, the founder of right-wing Zionism, argues with mainstream Zionism over relations with the Arabs, Je... Read more
9 Apr 2018
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25. Let's Bring the Jewish
25. Let's Bring the Jewish
In contrast to Herzl, Ahad Ha'Am wants "a Jewish state, and not merely a state for Jews." As the Zionist movement takes ... Read more
24 Sep 2017
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22mins
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51. The Downward Spiral, and Then Boom
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The Jewish defense groups join together to resist the British, culminating in a defining terrorist attack on the King Da... Read more
28 Oct 2018
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25mins
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24: Zionism is a Tree
24: Zionism is a Tree
What is Zionism? It's a tree. And Theodore Herzl outlines his vision of what the Jewish state should look like.
18 Sep 2017
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