Recent Episodes

Preparing for War and Independence
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Episode 196: Preparing for War and Independence

Zionist leaders debate whether the nascent Jewish state should declare independence, and what that declaration should say. 

The Independence of Israel and the Sabbath of Israel
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Episode 197: The Independence of Israel and the Sabbath of Israel

Israel’s Independence Day is marked on a date that’s different from the actual date independence took effect. Why, and what does it mean?

A State and a Name
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Episode 198: A State and a Name

How the Jewish state was named Israel, and what that name means.  

The War for Independence
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Episode 199: The War for Independence

As the War for Independence begins, Menachem Begin connects the Jewish past to the Jewish future in the new state.