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Jew Oughta Know

From ancient history to current events, take yourself on a journey through the story of the Jewish People, from someone who has led hundreds of Jewish young professionals on trips throughout Israel. F... Read more

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3. Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews

3. Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews

The names we call ourselves -- Hebrews, Israelites, and Jews -- says a lot about where we come from and who we believe o... Read more

10 Aug 2017

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49. Dearest Mother, A Million Thanks

49. Dearest Mother, A Million Thanks

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

46. The National Sport

As the threat to European Jewry rises to desperate levels, the Zionist movement launches a secret, high-risk rescue oper... Read more

9 Sep 2018

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76. Israel 1948-1967: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Just Vote Left All the Time

76. Israel 1948-1967: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Just Vote Left All the Time

Don't know your Prime Minister from your President? Israeli politics has been big in the news in 2019 -- so here's how t... Read more

8 Dec 2019

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71. Israel 1948-1967: The Declaration

71. Israel 1948-1967: The Declaration

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

72. Israel 1948-1967: The First Day

Within hours of declaring independence, Israel was invaded by five Arab armies. In the middle of an existential war, the... Read more

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

64. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Ten Lost Tribes

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?

63. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Was Christopher Columbus Jewish?

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

4. Current Events: UNESCO

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?

27. Who Came First?

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

41. The Deal With the Devil

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

70. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: the Ark of the Covenant

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

22mins

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51. The Downward Spiral, and Then Boom

51. The Downward Spiral, and Then Boom

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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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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