Yom Kippur War: An Overview (Replay)
After the victory of the Six-Day War in 1967, it seemed like Israel was invincible. Less than a decade later, the country was taken by surprise by the outbreak of war on Yom Kippur 1973. Noam Weissman...
30 Aug 202326min
Prisoners of Zion: Refuseniks and the Soviet Aliyah
*** Don’t miss the 3-part miniseries on the YK war, starting September 6th *** Between 1989 and 2000, over a million Jews from the former Soviet Union arrived in Israel, fundamentally changing the na...
23 Aug 202344min
Should Israel Ransom Captured Citizens?
*** Don’t miss the 3-part miniseries on the YK war, starting September 6th *** Maybe you’ve heard of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier held for five years by the terrorist group Hamas. And maybe you’v...
16 Aug 202349min
The Battle for Sheikh Jarrah
*** Don’t miss the 3-part miniseries on the YK war, starting September 6th *** It’s the world’s most famous property dispute. And among the most deadly. The residents of this sleepy East Jerusalem nei...
9 Aug 202342min
Shadows of Justice: The Demjanjuk Trial
*** Don’t miss the 3-part miniseries on the YK war, starting September 6th *** John Demjanjuk seemed like any other middle-aged immigrant living the American dream in the Ohio suburbs. Until the US De...
2 Aug 202340min
Season 5 Coming!
We’re back! Get ready...for Season 5, for more twists, turns, triumphs, and tragedies that define Israeli history. Are you ready? Yalla, let’s do this!
26 Jul 20233min
P3: The Hope, Finally, Independence - Israel@75
Take the survey here: https://jewishunpacked.com/uihsurvey It was the spring of 1948, and in just a few short weeks, the British were scheduled to ship out, leaving Palestine to the Arabs and Jews who...
26 Apr 202343min
P2: The Lamed Hey, Convoy of 35 - Israel@75
Take the survey here: https://jewishunpacked.com/uihsurvey Today, the Etzion bloc is home to more than 20,000 Jews. But back in 1948, roughly 500 Jews lived in the tiny parcel of land nestled between ...
19 Apr 202332min
