OT475 – How life changed from being a religious orthodox Jew – Zacharia Arne with Julia Fisher 2 of 2

May 10, 2020

Julia Fisher talks to Zacharia Arne- along with his widowed mother and other siblings, he came to Israel from Ethiopia when he was 13 years old. His grandfather was a rabbi and for Zacharia it was his ambition to follow in his footsteps and he spent three years...

OT474 – It was my dream to come to Israel and become a rabbi – Zacharia Arne with Julia Fisher 1 of 2

May 3, 2020

Julia Fisher talks to Zacharia Arne- Today’s podcast comes to you from Haifa in northern Israel where I’ve come to meet Zacharia, an Ethiopian Jew with a fascinating story. Over the past 70 years, thousands of Jewish people have returned to live in Israel...

OT347 – Why move to Israel? – Eddie Santoro with Julia Fisher 3 of 5

Sep 21, 2017

Julia Fisher talks to Eddie Santoro. He and his wife Jackie left a successful life in America to move to Israel not quite knowing what the future would hold. Why did they do that? Our aim is to build bridges… To build bridges of understanding and support, in a...

OT340 – “God, if you want us to move…I’m going to do it” – ‘Benjamin’ with Julia Fisher

Jun 29, 2017

Julia Fisher talks to ‘Benjamin’ – On the programme today, the story of an American teenage Jew who found himself living in Israel. Imagine leaving the freedom of life in America to move to the Middle East where religious identity defines who you are...

OT307 – Coming to Israel as a child – Kiryll Makagon with Julia Fisher

Nov 3, 2016

Julia Fisher talks to Kiryll Makagon. His parents immigrated to Israel from the Ukraine when Kiryll was 8 years old. This story gives a graphic insight into the challenges Jewish people face when they move from one culture to another … and in this case, how one young...