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97. Israel 1948-1967: Water, Water! Aug 09, 2020

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Israel’s innovations in water use spread around the world, helping to lift millions out of poverty and famine. The National Water Carrier brought water to every corner of the country. But water was also a source of conflict with its Arab neighbors, as Syria tries to cut off Israel’s access and border tensions rise to dangerous levels.

96. Israel 1948-1967: The Events of Wadi Salib Jul 13, 2020

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The police shot an unarmed member of a discriminated group, riots followed, and a social change movement spread throughout the country. Not the United States in 2020, but Israel in 1959. In the ongoing miracle that was Israel, the Mizrahi — Jews from the Middle East and North Africa — were falling behind. It exposed a fault line in relations between “two Israels.”

95. Israel 1948-1967: The Teenage Years Jul 05, 2020

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Hebrew, the kibbutz, the military, and politics were achieving big things and undergoing big changes, as Israel entered its teenage years in the 1960s. And David Ben Gurion, the man who personified the Jewish State, made a huge decision.

94. Current Events: Are Jews White? Jun 29, 2020

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Are Jews “white” here in America? The extreme right says no, the radical left yes. The American Jewish experience has been multifaceted. And there are Jews of Color.

93. Current Events: Black-Jewish Relations Jun 15, 2020

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What does Judaism "say" about the racial justice protests of 2020? And what is the history of black-Jewish relations in the United States?

92. Israel 1948-1967: The Eichmann Trial Part 2 May 25, 2020

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Part 5 of 5. Eichmann's trial continues with his defense: I was only following orders. The judges consider a verdict and sentence. The trial had a tremendous impact and changed Israeli culture.

91. Israel 1948-1967: The Eichmann Trial Part 1 May 25, 2020

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Part 4 of 5. After his capture by Israel in 1960, Adolf Eichmann goes on trial in Jerusalem. Holocaust survivors capture the attention of the whole nation as they testify to their harrowing experiences.

90. Israel 1948-1967: Eichmann In the Safe House May 18, 2020

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Part 3 of 5 on Eichmann's trial and capture. In Part 3, the Israeli Mossad team is holed up with Eichmann in their Buenos Aires safe house, while trying to figure out how to smuggle him out of the country.

89. Israel 1948-1967: Eichmann Captured May 18, 2020

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Part 2 of 5 on Adolf Eichmann's trial and capture. In Part 2, how Israel tracked him down in Argentina, and staged the operation to grab him.

88. Israel 1948-1967: Eichmann On the Run May 18, 2020

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Part 1 of 5 on a deep dive into the search, capture, and trial of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann. In Part 1, Eichmann is on the run from the Allies after World War Two.

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