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Wartime Diaries: Doron Krakow

Israel Story

Israel Story

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

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

This war is a humbling experience for us all. People — no matter who they are or what they normally do — are simply trying to pitch in wherever they can. We’ve thus seen ex-generals jump into their private cars and go save civilians from the carnage of October 7th, former ministers and senior politicians volunteer to pick cherry tomatoes on farms near Gaza, and rock stars jam for a single soldier on an army base.

Likewise, Doron Krakow — the President and CEO of the JCC Association of North America, who in normal times runs an organization that employs tens of thousands of professionals — immediately got on a plane and came to Israel in order to do one thing: Be a grandpa.

The end song is "America" by Berry Sakharof and Rami Fortis.

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0:00.0

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0:11.0

So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.

0:16.5

Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply check the Uber app. You're listening to this podcast, so I know you care about the war in Israel right now.

0:30.0

And you've been reading the headlines, Massacre and Gaza, genocide perpetrated by Hamas, no by Israel.

0:38.0

But if you've been listening to this podcast long enough, you know one thing. This stuff seems complicated and honestly

0:46.1

you shouldn't just pick aside or decide your opinion without really learning,

0:50.3

without really knowing what you're talking about.

0:54.0

And that's where this podcast comes in.

0:57.0

Check out unpacking Israeli history.

1:00.0

They have episodes with topics ranging from what is Hamas anyway to whether Israel should ransom

1:06.5

captured soldiers and the history of Israel and its disengagement from Gaza in 2005. Unpacking Israeli history cuts through the noise

1:16.9

and helps you understand Israel's present through understanding Israel's

1:20.5

history. So educate yourself. Learn the history behind the headlines.

1:27.0

Find unpacking Israeli history wherever you get your podcasts.

1:43.0

I don't view what my place here is being all that extraordinary. I'm just another grandfather looking after his grandchild

1:47.2

while his son is off at war.

1:50.5

Hey listeners, it's Mishi.

1:53.0

So as you know during these incredibly difficult days,

1:56.7

we're trying to bring you voices we're hearing among and around us.

2:02.1

These aren't stories, they're just quick conversations, or postcards really,

2:06.5

that try to capture slivers of life right now.

2:11.2

This war is a humbling experience for us all.

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