Matti Friedman, WHO BY FIRE: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Journalist and author Matti Friedman joins Zibby to discuss his latest book, Who By Fire, which recounts the incredible true story of Leonard Cohen's involvement in Israel's Yom Kippur War. The two talk about the significance of Yom Kippur and the 1973 war in Judaism, Matti and Leonard's missed connection, and Matti's trajectory through journalism toward writing well-researched non-fiction. Matti also shares how he managed to include Leonard's side of this story and the responses he has received from readers so far.
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| 1:29.4 | Maddie Friedman is the author of Who by Fire, Leonard Cohen in the Sinai. |
| 1:34.6 | Maddie is an award-winning journalist and author. Born in Toronto and based in Jerusalem, |
| 1:38.9 | he's a frequent contributor to the New York Times opinion page. Friedman's last book, Spies of No Country, Secret Lives, |
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