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Israel Story

18: Thicker Than Water

Israel Story

Israel Story

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

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

On Today’s show, we delve into the messy territory of family bonds—how they’re formed, challenged, and change over time. We’ll meet three families who are all, at the end of the day, happy, but are not (contrary to Tolstoy’s claim) in any way alike.

First we hear from Mishy’s family—Dorothy, David, Danna and Oren—who like to talk to each other. A lot.

In Act I, “The Missing Moms,” producer Shoshi Shmuluvitz introduces us to Tali Griffel, a thirty-six-year-old physical therapist from Jerusalem who has been searching for a stable maternal bond her entire life, ever since she lost not one, but two, mothers.

In Act II, “The Radio Babe,” we tell the tale of a couple who won’t be able to hear their own story. Eli and Mira Kosover, both deaf, somehow managed to raise a radio producer, our very own Maya Kosover. Through conversations with her parents and her brother (who is hearing, like her), Maya brings us into the noisy world of her deaf upbringing. A transcript of the episode is available at israelstory.org.

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From updates on the hospital's response efforts during the Israel-Hamass War,

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to the medical pioneers who are creating life-changing treatments

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and the oncologists discovering new ways to treat cancer. This podcast offers a unique

0:49.6

perspective from health care experts and their tips for staying healthy.

0:54.0

You'll also hear remarkable patient stories and why Newsweek has named the Hadassa Medical

0:59.5

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1:14.0

H-A-S-A-A-H.

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dot-O-O-S-A-S-A-S-A-S-A-S-A-O-O-O slash slash on-call Israel. Hello?

1:33.0

Hi, Michi.

1:34.0

Hey, Danz, how you doing?

1:36.0

Hi, Cheryl, what's up?

1:38.0

Dance, I want to ask you something.

1:40.0

How many times did you talk to mom and dad today?

1:52.3

Let's see what time it is. It's about 4 o'clock. I've spoken to mom once, dad wants, mom wants, four times in total, I would say.

1:55.0

And is that a normal day or is that a low frequency day?

1:59.0

That's pretty normal at around this hour.

2:03.0

Usually there a couple more phone calls back to forth in the evening.

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