139: Wartime Diaries - Idit Ohel

Israel Story

Religion & Spirituality, Palestine, Jewish, Stories, Judaism, Israel

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Alon Ohel - a talented young jazz pianist - was kidnapped from the Nova party on October 7th, and has been held hostage in Gaza ever since. His family has spent the last five plus months sending him good vibes and good music. In today's episode, his mother - Idit Ohel - talks about the importance of energy, friendship and hope during these dire times.

The end song is Shuvi Elay ("Return to Me") by Avishai Cohen and friends.

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0:00.0	I'm a totally different person than I was before.
0:04.2	I'm more intuitive.
0:07.6	I'm more centered.
0:11.2	And I feel that I'm always on the right path for my way.
0:16.2	Like I'm not letting other people or other things move me.
0:21.6	Like a leaf that can...
0:24.6	No, I'm very centered, like I have good roots.
0:27.6	Like, alone, de Chagav, alone is an oak tree.
0:30.6	So his name is very, that's why I know he's strong.
0:34.6	So he makes me strong also because I know where my place is and I know what I need to do.
0:40.9	So I don't think I was like that before.
0:44.2	No.
0:45.2	So this is a gift that he gave me.
0:48.1	Hey, listeners.
0:49.5	It's Mishi.
0:51.3	So as you know, we're continuing our series of wartime diaries, which is our attempt to collect slivers of life during these difficult days.
1:01.6	In late January, Idit Oel, the mother of 22-year-old Alon O'Hul, who was kidnapped from the Nova Party, invited me to attend an unusual concert
1:12.6	of three of Israel's leading musicians.
1:14.6	One is Guy Mazig, Shlomi Shaban, and Jane Bordeaux.
1:21.6	And, you chose these musicians because they're Alon's favorite musicians?
1:25.6	Yeah, yeah, yeah, obviously. Alon loves them, and they're part of's favorite musicians? Yeah, yeah, obviously.
1:33.5	Alon loves them, and they're part of his repertoire of music that he loves.
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