The Diaspora Radio Samantha

In episode 15 of The Diaspora Radio Podcast, we had the opportunity to interview Meyer and Isaac of “The Two Tall Jews Show” and “On This Day In Jewish History”. These two friends met on a Hasbara Israel trip and have made it their mission to educate people about the history of Jewish people - a momentous task that they have done a phenomenal job doing!

In today’s episode we discussed:


Campus advocacy, what is the best approach?

Is it radical to speak up for Israel?

Advocacy versus educating: what’s the difference?


Show Notes:

@two.tall.jews_show

@onthisdayinjewishistory

Do you know about the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China? Or the technology that China is using to surveil the Uyghur people in order to detain them? This interview is with Jake Reznik, an Israel advocate and human rights champion, who has taken on the task of standing up for a people who are being denied basic human rights by the Communist Party of China.
Show Notes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hSS6raq0eg


Find Jake on Instagram @jareznik

The year is 1939, WWI has just broken out and Jews are trying to escape to British Mandated Palestine to avoid persecution. However, the British had passed the 1939 White Paper to appease the Arab population which prohibited Jewish entry into the land. What were the Jews to do? 

This episode covers the history of Israel dating from 1937-1947 in the formative years leading up to the Israeli War of Independence. By listening to this episode you will learn about:


Jewish pogroms occurring after WWII ended in Eastern Europe.
Jewish underground movements trying to facilitate illegal Jewish refugees.
U.N. Partition plan 181.

Show Notes:


https://www.amazon.com/History-Jews-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060915331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FQ9F8CMOFJ12&dchild=1&keywords=a+history+of+the+jews+by+paul+johnson&qid=1598728984&sprefix=a+history+of+the+jews+by+p%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1
https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/maps/pages/1947%20un%20partition%20plan.aspx
https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/history/pages/israels%20war%20of%20independence%20-%201947%20-%201949.aspx
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-mufti-and-the-f-uuml-hrer
https://www.amazon.ca/Israel-History-Anita-Shapira/dp/1611683521

In episode 12 we had the privilege of meeting Julia Bendis of @matchbyJulia! Not only is Julia a real life matchmaker (anyone looking for a soul mate?) she is also the author of “No Smiling Allowed” a book about growing up Jewish in the former Soviet Union. We were able to discuss with Julia:


Julia’s grandfather chopping off his finger to avoid the Red Army.

Russian use of urine to treat almost any medical condition.

The Russian version of Santa Claus and his “Snow Maiden”.


Show Notes:

@matchbyJulia

https://www.matchbyjulia.com

https://www.amazon.com/No-Smiling-Allowed-Growing-Immigrant/dp/1734126108

In this episode of The Diaspora Radio Podcast we interview Canadian tactical firearms instructor, Benny Lewis of http://bennylewis.ca. Benny discusses with us:

- How he became an IDF sharpshooter
- What it was like to be stationed within Judea/Samaria and what Judea/Samaria is actually like
- What a Mashgiach is and the process of koshering cheese
- The significance of Israel to Judaism

You can find Benny on social at @BennyLewis.ca. Enjoy! 

Welcome to part 2 of our interview with @ThePewPewJew, Yehuda Remer! This week we discuss:

- Raising strong Jewish children.

- Why Jews do not have a victim mentality. 

- How to show your Jewish pride.

You can connect with Yehuda on his website: https://www.yehudaremer.com

Or on social at: @ThePewPewJew