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Ilana Shemesh makes labour more natural – Journeys

Host Rogel Alpher meets Ilana Shemesh, a midwife whose goal is to help empower women through the natural home-birth process.

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Dr. Lionel Bobot brings some ‘je ne sais quoi’ to Israel’s tourism industry – Journeys

Host Rogel Alpher meets Dr. Lionel Bobot, who made Aliyah from France with his family three years ago, and has since thrown himself into developing the Israeli tourism industry.

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Solar Zionism: Meet Israel’s leading green pioneer – Journeys

Named by CNN as one of the top six “Green Pioneers” worldwide, entrepreneur, financier and activist Yosef Abramowitz is co-founder of Israel’s leading solar power enterprises.

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The psychology of a British-Israeli, Shabbat-observing agnostic – Journeys

Dr. Eli Gottlieb is the former National Director of Bnei Akiva in Great Britain and Ireland, and the director of the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem. He is also a research psychologist, focusing on cultural psychology.

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Escape from Lebanon: How Jonathan Elkhoury became Israeli

Jonathan Elkhoury, born in South Lebanon to a Christian family, joins Rogel Alpher in the studio to tell the story of his family’s complicated escape to Israel.

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From the Caribbean to the Middle East: The soulful grooves of Hillary Sargeant – Journeys

Host Rogel Alpher meets Trinidad-born singer Hillary Sargeant, who moved to Israel in the mid-80s. She explains how she became the soulful and diverse artist she is today.

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Alon Oleartchik, a hallmark of modern Israeli music – Journeys

Alon Oleartchik is one of Israel’s best-known musicians, boasting a career spanning several decades as a singer, composer, producer and bass player. He joins Rogel Alpher in the studio for a journey down memory lane.

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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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