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Two Nice Jewish Boys

#138 - Iddo Netanyahu: Playwright, Doctor, Warrior

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7804 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Every doctor needs a baker to bake his bread. Every baker enjoys the occasional movie. When the filmmaker's car breaks down, he visits the mechanic, and when then mechanic breaks down he visits the doctor. This is the story of the modern world. But the thing is, each character in this story envies the other a little, the mechanic wishes he could bake cakes. The filmmaker disappointed his mother because he never became a doctor (true story). And the doctor? He was always, deep inside, an inspired artist. It’s seldom that someone manages to enjoy both worlds, maintaining a flourishing career on one hand, and making a living from his passion or hobby on the other. But such is the case with Dr. Iddo Netanyahu. Dr. Netanyahu is the third and youngest son of Zila and Prof. Ben Zion Netanyahu, brother of the belated Yoni Netanyahu, hero of Entebbe, and of The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. He grew up between Israel and America, joined the army, served, as Netanyahus tend to, in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit, and then studied medicine and became a doctor of Radiology. In parallel, he’s been maintaining another career as a writer. He’s authored several books that have been translated into many languages, and in recent years he’s published several plays which have showcased around the world. We’re proud and excited to have Dr. Iddo Netanyahu on the show today.

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0:00.0

I'm Aiton Weinstein. And I'm Naor Menninger. And you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.

0:10.8

This podcast is made in collaboration with the Jewish Journal.

0:17.7

Every doctor needs a baker to bake his bread. Every baker enjoys the occasional movie.

0:23.6

When the filmmaker's car breaks down, he visits the mechanic, and when the mechanic breaks down, he visits the doctor.

0:29.6

This is the story of the modern world, civilized society.

0:33.6

But the thing is, each character in this story envies the other a little.

0:38.3

The mechanic wishes he could bake cakes, the filmmaker disappointed his mother because he never became a doctor.

0:44.3

True story.

0:45.3

And the doctor? He was always deep inside an inspired artist.

0:49.3

It's seldom that someone manages to enjoy both worlds, maintaining a flourishing career on one hand and making a living from his passion or hobby on the other.

0:59.0

But such is the case with Dr. Idon Netanyahu.

1:02.0

Dr. Netanyahu is the third and youngest son of Tzil and Professor Ben Tzio Netanyahu, brother of the belated YNataniou, hero of Entebe, and of the Prime Minister

1:12.3

of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. He grew up between Israel and America, joined the army, served

1:18.1

as Netanyahu's tend to in the elite Sayerat Matkal unit, and then studied medicine

1:23.0

and became a doctor of medicine. In parallel, he's been maintaining another career as a writer.

1:29.1

He's authored several books that have been translated into many languages, and in recent years,

1:34.3

he's published several plays, which have showcased around the world. We're proud and excited

1:39.7

to have Dr. I Don Netanyahu on the show with us today. Thank you so much for joining us.

1:44.0

How are you? Thanks, I'm fine. the show with us today. Thank you so much for joining us. How are you?

1:44.5

Thanks. I'm fine. Thanks for having me here. Are you the filmmaker that we're supposed to be a doctor?

1:49.7

No, I think that's him. Oh, that's you. I mean, we were all supposed to be doctors.

1:54.5

You didn't miss anything. That's fine. Yeah? Yeah, I can assure you. How does the, how does a radiologist, an ex-commando, come to write plays?

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