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**Jew Oughta Know**

From ancient history to current events, take yourself on a journey through the story of the Jewish People, from someone who has led hundreds of Jewish young professionals on trips throughout Israel. From the beginning of creation to modern Israel, each short episode is geared to appeal both to someone looking for the Jewish 101, as well as to those looking to go a bit beyond the basic story they already know. Check out the website at https://jewoughtaknow.com/. Enjoy!

Latest Episodes:

87. Israel 1948-1967: The Samson Option Apr 26, 2020

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Does Israel have nuclear weapons?

86. Israel 1948-1967: The Sinai Campaign Apr 19, 2020

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Israel enters the world stage in 1956 as a country to be reckoned with. Israel provokes a war with Egypt in secret cahoots with Britain and France. It was a local conflict wrapped in a regional one wrapped in the Cold War struggle for power in the Middle East.

85. Israel 1948-1967: Eulogy for Roi Rotberg Mar 29, 2020

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How should Israel respond to terrorism? The government was divided in its response to attacks from Jordan and Egypt: aggressive retaliation, or restraint and diplomacy?

84. Israel 1948-1967: Sde Boker Mar 22, 2020

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Prime Minister David Ben Gurion abruptly quits and heads off to Sde Boker, a desert kibbutz. Meanwhile, the Israeli government is rocked by political scandal, and Ben Gurion ends up right back where he started.

83: Israel 1948-1967: The Jewish State, Religious Version Mar 15, 2020

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Is Israel a theocracy? Or just a Jewish democracy that doesn't separate synagogue and state? And who gets to be counted as a Jew in the Jewish State? The second part of our look at how Israel put the "Jewish" in the Jewish State, this time through religion.

82. Israel 1948-1967: The Jewish State, Secular Version Feb 24, 2020

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How do you put the "Jewish" in the Jewish State? One way is through secular Jewish culture: the Hebrew language, archaeology, and even the Hebrew Bible itself.

81. Israel 1948-1967: Blood Money Feb 09, 2020

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West Germany offered to pay Israel reparations for the Holocaust, touching off a heated and violent debate over whether Israel should accept. Was it a critical windfall for a poor nation, or nothing more than blood money?

80. Israel 1948-1967: The Law of Return Feb 02, 2020

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Who is a Jew, according to the State of Israel? And where do you put all the new immigrants when there isn't enough housing? And what is the impact on Mizrahi Jewish refugees and Palestinian land abandoned during the war?

79. Israel 1948-1967: On Wings of Eagles Jan 26, 2020

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The Palestinians weren't the only refugees. Nearly one million Jews were pushed out of the Middle East and North Africa in revenge for the creation of Israel. Ancient Jewish communities were uprooted as hundreds of thousands of Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jews) poured into Israel.

78. Israel 1948-1967: The Nakba (Catastrophe) Jan 19, 2020

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For the Palestinians who left Israel -- whether by force or voluntarily -- Israel's War of Independence was a nakba (catastrophe). The war's end in 1949 left over 720,000 Palestinian refugees. Why they left, what happened to them, and how much responsibility Israel bears is the focus of today's episode.

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