Three Voices from Limmud Oz

The Israel Connexion

Linda Gradstein is a consummate journalist with more than 30 years experience, who is teaching journalism at NYU - Tel Aviv. She is the Israel correspondent for CBS Radio in the US and also writes restaurant reviews for the Jerusalem Post. She speaks both Arabic and Hebrew and has won several awards for her work. We mainly spoke about her coverage of the war. (0:45-21:27)

Alex J Sinclair is an educational consultant and adjunct lecturer at Hebrew University. His first book Loving the Real Israel was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and his debut novel Perfect Enemy was published in 2023. We spoke about the future of Israel and Palestine, with Alex articulating some options for the future. (21:27-40:34)

Dina Kraft is a journalist and co-author of the best-seller My Friend Anne Frank. She is Israel Correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, former opinion editor at Haaretz English, and co-hosts the podcast Groundwork about Israeli and Palestinian activists. She writes about the impact of conflict on ordinary lives and we focussed on Israel's Arab community. (40:34-57:35)

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Chapters

1. Three Voices from Limmud Oz (00:00:00)

2. Linda Gradstein (00:00:45)

3. Alex J Sinclair (00:21:27)

4. Dina Kraft (00:40:34)