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Between Tel Aviv and Moscow: A story of Zionism, Communism and disillusionment
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Nir Arielli, a lecturer in international history and politics at the University of Leeds, UK, discusses with host Gilad Halpern the tumultuous life of his great aunt, Leah Trachtman-Palchan, a Communist activist who was deported from British-ruled Palestine to the Soviet Union only to reconnect with her Zionism decades later. Her edited memoir, Between Tel Aviv and Moscow: A Life of Dissent and Exile in Mandate Palestine and the Soviet Union, has recently appeared in English.
Song: Leah Shabat - Sod Hadvarim Hapshutim
This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Song: Leah Shabat - Sod Hadvarim Hapshutim
This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Apr 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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