Share

cover art for Our Friend Shai

Israel Story

Our Friend Shai

Season 7
•

On Monday evening Jerusalem lost one of its cornerstones, and we lost a very close friend. While you haven't heard Shai Doron - the President of the Jerusalem Foundation - on our show, he was a major force behind all that we do: He encouraged us, gave us a home, helped us build our studio, envisioned our series of live-storytelling events in Jerusalem, and enthusiastically supported our activity. Shai believed in Jerusalem's endless potential, saw its diversity as its main asset, and worked tirelessly to build a better - and shared - society. We will miss him terribly.

Stay connected with us on Facebook, Instagram, and by signing up for our newsletter at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to our site or The Times of Israel.

More episodes

View all episodes

  • 99. 174: Tea with Rachel

    11:14||Season 7, Ep. 99
    Touching history while sipping tea with someone who reminds you of your grandma - an afternoon with Rachel Rabin Yaakov, Yitzhak Rabin's little sister, who just died at 101.Our end song is BaGalil ("In the Galilee") by Arik Einstein.The episode image is courtesy of the Israel National Photo Collection.

  • 98. 173: Confessions of a Reluctant Dish Heiress

    18:57||Season 7, Ep. 98
    This Rosh HaShana, as we pour tea from our great-grandma’s precious pot into our grandma’s delicate china and do our very best not to drip any honey on our mother’s favorite tablecloth, we’ll be aware - somewhere in the back of our minds - of the passage of time.Our end song is Ima ("Mom") by Elai Botner and Yaldei Hachutz.

  • 97. 172: It's a Date!

    01:00:57||Season 7, Ep. 97
    Just in time for Tu Be'Av, the Jewish Valentine's Day, we bring you stories of dates that could only happen in this crazy corner of the globe. Our end song is Chof Mivtachim ("Safe Shore") by Yogev Glusman, with Ninet Tayeb.

  • 96. 171: 68 and Counting - Part II

    46:09||Season 7, Ep. 96
    Here's the second half of our double episode from 2016, where each story is separated by a decade, and takes place on Israeli Independence Day.

  • 95. 170: 68 and Counting - Part I

    48:16||Season 7, Ep. 95
    On the tenth anniversary of our 2016 Yom Ha'Atzmaut (or Independence Day) project, we want to revisit the stories we shared from Yom Ha'Atzmaut over the years.

  • 94. 169: Oath of Blood

    46:20||Season 7, Ep. 94
    Today is Yom HaZikaron, Memorial - or Remembrance - Day, here in Israel. And as such, we wanted to share our 2017 episode, Oath of Blood.

  • 93. 168: A Tale of Two Sisters

    28:12||Season 7, Ep. 93
    Two sisters, straddling the ninth decade of their lives, suddenly find themselves as unexpected roommates during a war.Our end song is Shalom Achot ("Hey Sister") by Aya Korem.

  • 92. 167: Flower Power

    27:05||Season 1, Ep. 92
    Black markets, propaganda, and ... wildflowers - the story of the most successful marketing campaign in Israel's history.Our end song is Waltz Lehaganat HaTzome'ach ("Waltz for the Protection of the Flora") by Jane Bordeux and Aya Zahavi Feiglin.

  • 91. 166: Frankly, My Deer

    53:10||Season 7, Ep. 91
    Fine caviar, Persian carpets, the malignant presence of a possibly former-Nazi zookeeper, a cameo from a sensuous Mossad agent and cold-blooded murder. This is the improbable, totally true story of a flying Dutchman and some of the last "olim" to leave Iran before the Revolution. Our end song is Gan Eden Shel Ha'Adam ("Man's Paradise") by Gilad Segev.Image licensed from Dragan Ilic at Dreamstime.com
Copyright 2015
Hosted with ❤️ by Acast