Israel-based educator and writer Sharna Marcus joined Leah on Friday, June 20th, to share the story of how she was able to get to Indiana from Israel during the active war with Iran. Spoiler alert: a cargo ship was involved.
We talk about her work as a Middle East history educator, the damage done by the "weapons of mass destruction" lies told by the Bush administration, finding Jewish identity and community, and more.
Follow Sharna online
Note from Leah: The podcast is just on a break while I recover from gallbladder surgery in march, moving in late April, and figuring out a whole new apartment. We recorded this episode before the US got involved directly in the war and I'm releasing it a few days after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel started.
In case it does not "go without saying" I deeply desire all of the hostages should be returned home immediately, that humanitarian aid needs to flow into the Gaza strip, and that I desire peace and safety for all people living in and around Israel. I don't know how we get there.
A few other links
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/first-islamic-public-hospital
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wo2TLlMhiw
- https://www.youtube.com/@crashcourse/search?query=israel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid
- https://rebooting.com/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-one-un-leaders-mistaken-timeline-caused-confusion-about-gaza-childrens-starvation-risk
- https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/
- https://zionistutopia.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast
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