A music fix with a Moroccan twist
Neta Elkayam, an Israeli musician of Moroccan descent, talks about her artistic and cultural influences.
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Naomi Shemer: The first lady of Israeli song and poetry – Israel in Translation
We explore the work of poet and songwriter Naomi Shemer, who won the Israel Prize in 1983, and whose best-known work is the 1967 song ‘Jeruslaem of Gold.’
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Japanese calligraphy artist Kazuo Ishii – Journeys
Host Rogel Alpher finds out what a Japanese calligraphy and ink artist, who has studied with Japanese and Chinese masters, has been doing in Israel for 17 years.
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Mehereta Baruch-Ron: From an Ethiopian village to Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv – Journeys
Mehereta Baruch-Ron joins Rogel Alpher to discuss her incredible transformation from Ethiopian village child to Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv.
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PERSON OF THE WEEK: Noemi Schlosser’s Tractor Factory
Host Ilene Prusher talks to Noemi Schlosser, a writer, producer, actor, and the artistic director of Salomee Speelt, a Belgian mixed-media theater company.
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When war and peace are held hostage to machismo
Allison, Don and Noah discuss to what extent Israel’s notions of peace, security and war are ‘male’ in character.
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MUSIC TO OUR EARS: Talkin’ bout a revolution
Nadav Appel, a lecturer at Bar Ilan University and a culture critic for Haaretz, talks about music during revolution.
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LET’S GET LIT: A trip to Judy Labensohn’s Writing Gym
Essayist and creative non-fiction writer Judy Labensohn reads from her story, “Follow Me: A Mother’s Day in the Israeli Army.”
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Is Bibi too strong to make peace?
Allison, Don and Noah discuss whether a weaker Netanyahu would be more willing to make compromises and take on the settler movement.
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Have you been wearing ‘war-goggles’?
Allison, Don and Noah ask whether the war in Gaza addled our perceptions of right and wrong.
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