Journeys

Tottenham ‘Yid’ David Newman on politics, academia and Jewish London of yore – Journeys

Prof. Newman tells Rogel Alpher what it was like growing up in London, supporting ‘Spurs,’ founding the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University, and being labelled ‘anti-Israeli.’

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The Vinograds: From Leeds to Jacob’s Ladder, via Bob Dylan – Journeys

Menachem and Yehudit Vinograd are the founders and producers of Israel’s Jacob’s Ladder Folk Festival. They share their journey from Leeds, England, with Rogel Alpher.

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Activist Sarah Kreimer’s ‘journey along the seam’ – Journeys

Sarah Kreimer is a veteran peace activist who has initiated countless projects aimed at developing Jewish-Arab cooperation and equal rights. She speaks about her personal struggles as well as the struggle for reconciliation and peace in the Middle East.

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Barney Miller supports Israel – Journeys

An American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor, singer and musician whose career has spanned more than 65 years, Hal Linden now splits his time between performing and speaking on behalf of the Jewish National Fund.

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Bridging impossible gaps: Jewish and Palestinian, conflict and peace – Journeys

Ofer Bronchtein, one of the only two Jewish Israelis ever to be awarded a Palestinian passport, serves today as the ambassador of the Palestinian Authority in Bern. He tells us about how he divides his time as well as his identity.

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Ravid Kahalani gives us the Yemen Blues – Journeys

Join us for an eclectic hour in which Ravid Kahalani, founder of Yemen Blues, takes through his musical influences and improvises a song on his gimbri.

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National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek: Walking the walk and talking the talk – Journeys

The latest project of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek, a seasoned and high-flying journalist, has taken him farther than all his previous ones: to the cradle of humanity. As part of the Out of Eden trek, he intends to spend seven years walking from Ethiopia to Argentina, in the footsteps of the first humans, in an attempt to re-enact the discovery of the world.

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A lifetime of shattering glass ceilings – Journeys

Investigative journalist Ilana Dayan has spent her life breaking glass ceilings — as the first female correspondent for Army Radio during the first Lebanon War; as a Yale-educated law professor; and as a documentarian for her award-winning show “Uvda.”

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Managing the lost and found of the Jewish People – Journeys

One day in 1997, while working in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government, Michael Freund received a letter that caught his attention. He didn’t know then that it would change the course of his life.

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Why curb Israel’s birthrate? A Zionist environmentalist weighs in – Journeys

Leading Israeli environmentalist Dr. Alon Tal is a Zionist, but he’s adamant that Israel’s high birth rate must be curbed. Here he explains why.

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