Hey, I'm Noo Weisman, and you're listening to unpacking Israeli history, the

podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating

and often misunderstood events and stories surrounding Israeli history.

And yes, you hear my voice,

which means we're back.

That's right.

Next week starts season five of unpacking Israeli history.

As in past seasons, we'll be exploring exciting, intense, and complicated topics.

Like you've maybe heard of Shechjara, which depending on who you ask is either a routine property dispute or part of a policy

of systemic ethnic cleansing that continues to inflame Middle East tensions today.

And we've talked about the Ethiopian Aliya,

but this season we tell the story of the Russian Aliya

of the past 30 years, and how that changed the face of the Jewish state.

And we're opening the season with a story of the Israeli trial of John Demyanyuk,

which ignited a conversation about Holocaust consciousness, memory, forgiveness, and justice.

And remember last season, our three-part miniseries on Israel at 75?

Well, stay tuned for September where we'll be

doing another three-part miniseries this time on the 50th anniversary of one of

the most difficult chapters in Israel's history, the Yom Kippur War.

So get ready and in the meantime you can brush up on past episodes by listening exactly

where you're listening to this now.

And of course, email me and Noam at Jewish unpac.com.

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