Episode #9: Dennis Mitzner

Episode 9 of the Return Again podcast, hosted by Goel Jasper, titled "Episode #9: Dennis Mitzner" was published on August 15, 2021 and runs 104 minutes.

August 15, 2021 ·104m · Return Again

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Summary

Dennis Mitzner is a fascinating guy. Originally from Finland, he’s been involved with Israel and Israel-related issues since he was a teenager in Helsinki. He started spending time in Israel when he worked on a kibbutz – wait until you hear what his job was! – at 19, and then came back here in 2007 to work on his master’s degree at Tel Aviv University. He made Aliyah for good in 2011. Dennis and his wife have two children, 4 and 2, and they live in Tel Aviv. That’s where I sat with him this week to Return Again to his Aliyah story. 00:00 - Intro 04:14 - Finnish Jewry 12:19 - Growing Up in Finland 20:30 - Why Aliyah? 28:21 - Life on a Kibbutz 34:50 - Entering and Leaving the Academia Bubble 44:33 - Finding His Groove ... And His Wife 1:05:26 - Kids and Languages at Home 1:13:29 - What COVID Has Done 1:25:00 - Rapid-fire Questions

Episode Description

Dennis Mitzner is a fascinating guy. Originally from Finland, he’s been involved with Israel and Israel-related issues since he was a teenager in Helsinki.

He started spending time in Israel when he worked on a kibbutz – wait until you hear what his job was! – at 19, and then came back here in 2007 to work on his master’s degree at Tel Aviv University. He made Aliyah for good in 2011.

Dennis and his wife have two children, 4 and 2, and they live in Tel Aviv. That’s where I sat with him this week to Return Again to his Aliyah story.

00:00 - Intro
04:14 - Finnish Jewry
12:19 - Growing Up in Finland
20:30 - Why Aliyah?
28:21 - Life on a Kibbutz
34:50 - Entering and Leaving the Academia Bubble
44:33 - Finding His Groove ... And His Wife
1:05:26 - Kids and Languages at Home
1:13:29 - What COVID Has Done
1:25:00 - Rapid-fire Questions