<description>&lt;p&gt;There and Back Again: the story of a small group of Israelis who - more than half a century ago - experienced their own exodus from Egypt, and their own journey from captivity to freedom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Stay connected with us on&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/sipurisraeli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Facebook&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/israel.story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and by&lt;a href="https://israelstory.org/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; signing up for our newsletter&lt;/a&gt; at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to &lt;a href="https://israelstory.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;our site&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Times of Israel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

There and Back Again: the story of a small group of Israelis who - more than half a century ago - experienced their own exodus from Egypt, and their own journey from captivity to freedom. Stay connected with us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sipurisraeli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/israel.story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>, and by<a href="https://israelstory.org/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> signing up for our newsletter</a> at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to <a href="https://israelstory.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our site</a> or <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Times of Israel</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

95: The Hebrew Hobbit: A Passover Special

<description>&lt;p&gt;In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The end song is &lt;a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DsbSRsw03nzk&amp;amp;sa=D&amp;amp;source=docs&amp;amp;ust=1742411515238908&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw1rJh0o3lL_JYqZgInnFEb8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Achshav Tov&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; ("Good Now") by &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilad_Segev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gilad Segev&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free? The end song is <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DsbSRsw03nzk&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1742411515238908&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rJh0o3lL_JYqZgInnFEb8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Achshav Tov</a> ("Good Now") by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilad_Segev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilad Segev</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Wartime Diaries: Oran Almog

<description>&lt;p&gt;After 477 days in captivity, Karina is home. Here's a look back to day 5, with her sister Sasha. Photograph courtesy of the Israel Defence Forces. The end song is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGD-vevNm-c&amp;amp;authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nekuda Tova&lt;/a&gt; (“Good Point”), by &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuli_Rand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Shuli Rand&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Banai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ehud Banai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

After 477 days in captivity, Karina is home. Here's a look back to day 5, with her sister Sasha. Photograph courtesy of the Israel Defence Forces. The end song is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGD-vevNm-c&amp;authuser=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nekuda Tova</a> (“Good Point”), by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuli_Rand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shuli Rand</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Banai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ehud Banai</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Wartime Diaries: Karina is Home

<description>What do lovers do when under attack from both sides of an unimaginable war? The end song is &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFM-pWdqrY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Prayer of the Mothers&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%93%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Yael Deckelbaum&lt;/a&gt;. Photograph by Yitz Woolf, courtesy of Sarah Tuttle-Singer.&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What do lovers do when under attack from both sides of an unimaginable war? The end song is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyFM-pWdqrY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prayer of the Mothers</a> by <a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%93%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yael Deckelbaum</a>. Photograph by Yitz Woolf, courtesy of Sarah Tuttle-Singer.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Wartime Diaries: Sarah Tuttle-Singer

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By supporting Israel Story, you’re saying that ordinary people matter, and that stories have the power to enter our hearts and change our minds. https://causematch.com/israel-story-24 For prizes and rewards during the campaign, check out our <a href="https://facebook.com/sipurisraeli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/israel.story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feeds.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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