Beauty Kings and Queens
Yaffe means ‘beautiful,’ but the noun yofi – ‘beauty’ – is used in Modern Hebrew to mean ‘Great!’
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An Israeli left-wing rabbi: Not a contradiction in terms – Journeys
Despite this summer’s hostilities, former MK and minister Rabbi Michael Melchior is still convinced that Israeli-Palestinian peace is within reach.
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TRAKTORFABRIK, a play by Noémi Schlosser: Act 2
TLV1 has collaborated with Tel Aviv’s premier English-language performing arts organization, The Stage, to bring Noémi Schlosser’s unique play to life on the radio.
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Airing grievances: A comparison of social protest movements
Naama Nagar, a sociologist from the University of Wisconsin Madison, was closely involved in two social protest movements in 2011; in Wisconsin and in her native Israel.
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Musicians not politicians
Omer Mor, of “The City” (Ha’Ir Hazot) hip-hop opera, recounts the wave of protests from the BDS movement at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism – The Tel Aviv Review
Host Gilad Halpern talks to Prof. Ofer Shiff about Abba Hillel Silver’s brand of Zionism; and to Naama Nagar about the 2011 global social protest movements.
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A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism
Prof. Ofer Shiff, author of the recently published ‘The Downfall of Abba Hillel Silver and the Foundation of Israel,’ talks about the American-Jewish leader.
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Why are Bibi’s approval ratings in free-fall?
Allison, Don and Noah ask: Why the plummeting popularity, and what about the political consequences?
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988 acres of land
Allison, Don and Noah discuss the Israeli takeover of 988 acres of land belonging to five Palestinian villages in the Etzion settlement bloc.
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The ‘Annual State of the Schools’ (ASS) assessment
Allison, Don and Noah discuss what works and doesn’t work in Israeli schools at the moment.
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