#66 - Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman
Join us LIVE for a special episode of Jewanced with Col. (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman for a unique deep dive into the geopolitical context of the October 7th War, its progress, impact, and possible outcomes both near- and long-term.
Colonel (Res.) Dr. Eran Lerman is a lecturer in the Shalem College Departments of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security and in the Tel Aviv University Department of Political Science. He is also the Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and, since 2021, the editor-in-chief of Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.
A historian by training and the former deputy for foreign policy and international affairs at Israel’s National Security Council, Lerman has also served as director of the American Jewish Committee’s Israel/Middle East Office and in senior positions at the Israel Defense Forces’ Directorate of Military Intelligence.
He holds a PhD in Government from the London School of Economics and a mid-career MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. A third-generation “Sabra,” he is married to Annelies, the father of three, and the proud grandfather of four.
#65 - Swords of Iron, Day 19: The PR Battle
Join Dan and Benny for a special LIVE episode of Jewanced.
We’ll cover updates on the war as well as discuss Israel’s PR battle with special guests Joanna Landau, founder and president of Vibe Israel, and Haisam Hassanein, a fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies specializing in Israel’s relations with Arab states and Muslim countries.
Jewanced LIVE - Swords of Iron - The Simchat Torah War
Join Dan, Benny, and special guests for the return of Jewanced as we present a special live podcast covering Swords of Iron - The Simchat Torah War.
#63 Shlomo Fischer
Dr. Shlomo Fischer is a senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, teaches sociology in the School of Education at Hebrew University and at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is also a research fellow at the Van Leer Institute.
Along with his extensive academic research, he was the founder and Executive Director of Yesodot – Center for Torah and Democracy which works to advance education for democracy in the State-Religious school sector in Israel. He was also one of the founders and is on the Board of the International Summer School for Religion and Public Life which is based in Boston, Mass.
His research interests include religious groups, class and politics in Israel and the sociology of the Jewish People in the Diaspora.
Jewanced #62 - Rawan Osman
Rawan Osman was born in Damascus and raised in Lebanon. After high school, Osman moved back to Syria and in 2011, during the beginning of the unrest, left for France. In 2018, Osman moved to Strasbourg and started working on her first book, The Israelis, Friends or Foes. Osman is a contributor to Fikra Forum.
Jewanced #61 - Joel Haber, Food Blogger, Culinary Explorer & Guide
Listener’s beware, this episode of the show is virtually guaranteed to leave you super hungry. NJ native and former screenwriter Joel Haber made aliya to Israel in 2009. Looking to leave his former profession behind in the Old Country, Joe did what anyone would do and became a licensed tour guide and soon found himself escorting travelers from all over the world discover and uncover the wonder and beauty that is the Land and People of Israel. Joel also grew up in a modern orthodox home with a mother who was a great home cook, and a cosmopolitan one, and through her kitchen ate many traditional foods of his Ashkenazi Jewish background as well as dishes from other segments of Jewish culture. Developing a diverse palate, Joel’s taste buds found their perfect habitat when he got to Israel and he quickly was able to enjoy the super diverse variety that is today’s modern Israeli culinary scene (think everything from picked herring and kugel to malawach, khachapuri, kuba & gondi). Combining his passion for tours with his love of food, Joel is renowned for his incredible, one of a kind tasting tours of Jerusalem’s iconic Machane Yehuda market and giving lectures on what our classic Jewish dishes say about our culture. He is the author of the popular Jewish food blog, “The Taste of Jewish Culture” and author of the book “Chulnt: How an Unassuming Sabbath Stew Traveled the World, Changed its Look, and Came to Embody the Jewish Experience.”
#60 Jewanced LIVE with Dr. David Gurevich, Archaeologist of Jerusalem and the 2nd Temple Period
Dr. David Gurevich is an archaeologist who studies Jerusalem and the Second Temple Period. His doctoral dissertation focused on the large water pools of Jerusalem, and established the link between the Jewish pilgrimage to the Temple and the water management of the city. In 2014-2015, he was awarded the Fulbright Fellowship and became a post-doctoral scholar in Harvard University. In 2019, he published his co-edited volume Exploring the Holy Land that explores the story of the 19th-century British Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF), the scientific society that sent the first archaeologists to the region. Dr. Gurevich spent many months working on their archives in London. He also studies the First Jewish-Roman Revolt, a topic of his chapter in the Sefer Yerushalayim volume of Yad Ben Zvi. Dr. Gurevich is a Member of the Archaeological Council of Israel.
Dr. Gurevich also conducts research on antisemitism in the Orthodox Church. He established the academic program Ambassadors Online in the University of Haifa which trained students to become unofficial diplomats of Israel. In 2017-2018, he worked in the Jerusalem Municipality as officer-in-charge on the relations of the City and Christian Institutions. He is frequently invited to speak on Israel matters on various fora worldwide, and also works as a tour guide who guides enhanced excursions on historical themes and geopolitics.
#59 Daniel Rakov, Expert on Russian Policy in the Middle East
Daniel Rakov is an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and great-power competition in the region. He had served in the IDF for more than 20 years, mainly in the Israeli Defense Intelligence (Aman). In 2019-2021 he was a research fellow at the Russian Studies Program in the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Jewanced LIVE with Len Khodorkovsky, the State Department's Secret Weapon
Len Khodorkovsky served at the State Department as a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Public Affairs. He was also a Senior Advisor to the US Special Representative for Iran and the Chief Marketing Officer of America’s economic diplomacy.
He was also the Trump State Department’s secret weapon, the guy who helped the President of the United States tweet some of his most famous (or infamous?) memes!
Prior to joining government, Len was an advertising executive for more than two decades, where he helped Fortune 100 companies develop global ad campaigns and grow their brands.
He is now the Chief Marketing Officer of the Technology Trust Network, an organization working to secure freedom through widespread adoption of trusted technologies.
Jewanced #57 - Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Sr. VP - Foundation for Defense of Democracies
How do China, Hezbollah, int’l NGO’s, Iran, Palestinian politics, Gaza, Israel, Jihadism, and illicit financial networks connect?
Listen to today’s episode with Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, terrorism finance analyst and Senior VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to find out!
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#55 Shakked Beery, the 'Wandering Jewess'
You've missed us. We know! The fan mail asking "where did the Jewanced guys go?!" has literally overwhelmed us. So no worries, we're back tonight in what promises to be a fun and insightful episode as usual. Joining us live in the Rehovot Studio at 8:45 pm (Israel Time) is the one and only "Wandering Jewess", tour guide, author and speaker Shakked Beery.
A native 10th generation Israeli, Shakked is a also third-generation tour guide. When covid-19 hit, she decided to move to a farm so she could write and publish "Secret Israel: The Israel Most Visitors Miss". Shakked earned her MA in Israel Studies from Haifa University, and received a special certification from Oxford University, specializing in Critical Anti-Semitism and the Delegitimization of Israel. She speaks about these issues all over the world when she isn't guiding tours in Israel.
Meet Anat Sultan-Dadon, Israel's Consul General to the US Southeast
Everything you want to know about how Israel and its star diplomats further relationships with national and local political, economic, cultural, and academic organizations and leaders to promote a strong, secure, and vibrant future.
In her current role in Atlanta, Anat Sultan-Dadon promotes bilateral relations between Israel and seven states covered by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
