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Alain Checroun has a story to tell. His birthplace, Morocco, was once home to nearly 300,000 Jews. But after the creation of the state of Israel, hun…
4 years ago
Introducing... Homeland: Ten Stories, One Israel
When a bus breaks down off an Israeli highway and leaves its passengers stranded, Emily, American journalism student, decides to put her skills to th…
4 years ago
Osirak: The Airstrike That Shocked The World
Season 3 Episode 10
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On the night before Shavuot, 1981, Prime Minister Menachem Begin shocked his cabinet by ann…
4 years, 2 months ago
"Torah Dome": Why Don't Haredim Serve In The IDF?
Season 3 Episode 9
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Who should serve in the Israeli military? It doesn’t sound like a particularly spicy questi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Farhud: The Massacre You May Not Know About (But Should)
Season 3 Episode 8
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The relationship between Jews and their host countries, for the past several thousand ye…
4 years, 2 months ago
Desert Storm: Gas Masks in...Tel Aviv?
Season 3 Episode 7
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You may have heard about the first Gulf War - basically the entire world vs. Saddam Hussein…
4 years, 2 months ago
Qibya: Civilian Massacre or Military Operation?
Season 3 Episode 6
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Qibya is one of the saddest and most difficult events in Israeli history. A military uni…
4 years, 3 months ago
Sykes-Picot and San Remo: You've Never Heard Of Them, But Did They Create Israel?
Season 3 Episode 5
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It’s 1916 and World War I is raging. Countries are fighting for resources, land and power a…
4 years, 3 months ago
Behind the Mossad: Three Stories You Won't Believe
Season 3 Episode 4
How much do you know about the Mossad, Israel’s legendary intelligence agency? In this episode, Noam regales three wild stories about the Mossad that…
4 years, 3 months ago
Kishinev: Auschwitz Before Auschwitz
Season 3 Episode 3
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Prior to the Holocaust, the 1903 pogrom in Kishinev (now Moldova) was the most infamous occ…
4 years, 3 months ago