What did the Crusaders ever learn from us?

Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, talks about how the Crusaders’ encounters with local societies – beyond the initial indignation – led to theological, economic, and scientific developments.

Ramle remade: The Israelization of an Arab town

Dr. Danna Piroyansky, author of the recently published Ramle Remade: The Israelisation of an Arab Town 1948-1967, talks about the very Israeli concept of ‘mixed cities’ – the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.

Music:

Bombino – Amidine
Neil Young – Heart Of Gold
Rodriguez – I Wonder