174: Tea with Rachel
Touching history while sipping tea with someone who reminds you of your grandma - an afternoon with Rachel Rabin Yaakov, Yitzhak Rabin's lit...
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Israel Story is a bi-weekly podcast, hosted by Mishy Harman and distributed by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. It tells modern tales from an ancient land – the kind of stories you’d share wi...
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173: Confessions of a Reluctant Dish Heiress
This Rosh HaShana, as we pour tea from our great-grandma’s precious pot into our grandma’s delicate china and do our very best not to drip a...
172: It's a Date!
Just in time for Tu Be'Av , the Jewish Valentine's Day, we bring you stories of dates that could only happen in this crazy corner of the glo...
171: 68 and Counting - Part II
Here's the second half of our double episode from 2016, where each story is separated by a decade, and takes place on Israeli Independence D...
170: 68 and Counting - Part I
On the tenth anniversary of our 2016 Yom Ha'Atzmaut (or Independence Day) project, we want to revisit the stories we shared from Yom Ha'Atzm...
169: Oath of Blood
Today is Yom HaZikaron, Memorial - or Remembrance - Day, here in Israel. And as such, we wanted to share our 2017 episode, Oath of Blood . S...
168: A Tale of Two Sisters
Two sisters, straddling the ninth decade of their lives, suddenly find themselves as unexpected roommates during a war. Our end song is Shal...
167: Flower Power
Black markets, propaganda, and ... wildflowers - the story of the most successful marketing campaign in Israel's history. Our end song is Wa...
166: Frankly, My Deer
Fine caviar, Persian carpets, the malignant presence of a possibly former-Nazi zookeeper, a cameo from a sensuous Mossad agent and cold-bloo...
165: Sorry, Not Sorry
A never-aired Yom Kippur episode from before the war that asks what does it mean to be sorry? Our end song is Lu Yehi ("Let It Be") performe...
164: Wartime Diaries - Pazit Noyberger and Radwan Abu Arara
In the messy tension of war, Pazit had to make a life-or-death decision for someone else. The end song is "Hymn to the Soul" by LAOR . Stay...
163: Iran to Israel, Tehran to Tel Aviv
In the middle of a war, we reached out to the other side. They answered. Note: The content in this episode was written by real people. To pr...
Bonus: 90 Seconds
Just a moment to decide what's most important. The end song is Od Chozer HaNigun ("The Melody Returns") by Chava Alberstein . Stay connected...
162: Israel to Iran, Tel Aviv to Tehran
We thought the people of Iran should get the chance to hear the voices of regular Israelis, describing daily life in this war within a war....
34: The Hasbara Hero
While all kinds of very unwanted things are flying to Israel from Iran these days, we wanted to remind you of someone wonderful who came her...
161: Wartime Diaries - Amir Ofer
An unlikely intergenerational friendship between two soldiers tasked with freeing civilian hostages. The end song is HaCholmim Achar Hasheme...
40: “The Wall” Part I – Operation Hulda
In honour of the 58th anniversary of soldiers in war running to help, we bring you a story of twisting journeys and changing identities. Sta...
35: Whither Thou Goest
Ruth the Moabite said she'd follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, anywhere. That blind devotion has since made her an enduring symbol of loyalty,...
160: The Hebrew Hobbit - A Passover Special
There and Back Again: the story of a small group of Israelis who - more than half a century ago - experienced their own exodus from Egypt, a...
159: Wartime Diaries - Oran Almog
In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free? T...