EPISODE · Aug 10, 2021 · 41 MIN
141. Israel and the Olympics
from Talking Tachlis Podcast · host Talking Tachlis Podcast
You watching the Olympics? We are...kinda. This week, after their regular Ben & Jerry's segment (they can't stop!), Uri and Rivky talk about #sports. Specifically, the Olympics! Is it weird that many of the Israeli athletes aren't really, ya know, Israeli? They also discuss the Iranian defector who dedicated his medal to Israel, and the Palestinian-American sprinter, Hanna Barakat. Ben and Jerry's in NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/opinion/ben-and-jerry-israel.html Tablet articles about Yeshivish speak https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/politics-and-the-yeshivish-language https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/long-live-jewish-english Iranian-Mongolian Silver medal winner in Judo dedicates medal to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/winning-judo-silver-in-tokyo-iranian-defector-mollaei-dedicates-medal-to-israel/ Music Abie Rotenberg - Yeshievishe Reid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od9-pn4LsLA John Williams - Olympic Fanfare and Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqUESCoB1w
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You watching the Olympics? We are...kinda. This week, after their regular Ben & Jerry's segment (they can't stop!), Uri and Rivky talk about #sports. Specifically, the Olympics! Is it weird that many of the Israeli athletes aren't really, ya know, Israeli? They also discuss the Iranian defector who dedicated his medal to Israel, and the Palestinian-American sprinter, Hanna Barakat. Ben and Jerry's in NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/opinion/ben-and-jerry-israel.html Tablet articles ...
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