Tzuzamen Club

Founder of JewBelong.com Archie Gottesman joins Tzuzamen to talk about the purpose of her website and how it's meant to help people who don't feel like they belong within the accepted circle of Jewry around them by providing a basic Jewish education. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. ▪ You can also find me here Website - https://www.tzuzamen.club Facebook - https://www.f...

Filmmaker and NYU Professor Ronnie Kay appears on Tzuzamen to talk about the positive effect that the Me Too movement has had, not only in the entertainment industry but for women and girls in general. She also goes into detail about how the movement helped her relationships with female friends by encouraging them to all be more open with each other about difficult experiences and create a strong...

Israeli documentary filmmaker Ohad Milstein comes onto Tzuzamen to discuss his award-winning film "Summer Nights", which is based on a series of intimate discussions Ohad had with his 6-year-old son Alva during the summer before he goes into first grade. The film highlights the way the world is viewed from the perspective of an innocent child and presents a kind of vulnerability that most...

Famed Israeli playwright, theatrical director, songwriter, etc... Joshua Sobol makes his debut on Tzuzamen in order to discuss his new show "David, King" which is based on the biblical character of the same name. He details the reasons why he found King David so interesting as a character to write about and how the story correlates to the recent struggles of power that enveloped Israeli po...

Actor Dov Navon appears once again on Tzuzamen to discuss how he's been holding up mentally in the wake of the pandemic and how both his life and acting career have been impacted by everything that is going on. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Guest: Dov Navon https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0623128 ▪ You can also find me here –  Website - https://www.tzuzamen.club Facebook - h...

Activist Nava Sonnenschein appears on Tzuzamen to talk about her village, Neve Shalom, where Israeli Jews and Palestinians live and learn together equally and in peace. She goes into detail about some of the challenges that people from her village run into once they start interacting with Israeli society as a whole. And there is much discussion revolving around the difficulties that come with tryi...

Documentary filmmaker Anat Goren joins Tzuzamen for a discussion about what projects she's been working on in the midst of the pandemic including "The making of Shalom (Shalom Hanoch)" and how she's dealing with everything in tandem with being a wife, film director, and the mother of four boys.  Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Learn more about the guest Anat Go...

Steven Fine, Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University and Director of the Arch of Titus Project talks with Tzuzamen about the cultural and historical importance of the Arch of Titus to the Jewish people and why its reconstruction was so detailed and meticulous. Steven also emphasizes why it’s important to try and see things and people from the past as how they really were and not pretend...

Beverly Goodman-Tchernov, Head of the Department of Marine Geosciences in the Leon Charney School of Marine Science at Haifa University appears on Tzuzamen and goes into detail regarding the subject of her research. She is currently looking into the goings on of Foraminifera (single-celled organisms) within the Dead Sea and trying to figure out how they even made it to a sea where supposedly nothi...

Founder of Adoption Wisdom Sharona Duchne comes on and discusses with Tzuzamen the purpose of the organization’s founding which is to help foster parents rehabilitate their kids after adoption. Sharona also goes into the complications that are often involved with adopting older kids who have been through some form of trauma and how her organization seeks to help foster parents more than the state...

Talented storyteller Yossi Alfi enlightens Tzuzamen with his knowledge and tells a tale surrounding the diversity of Jewish identity and the complications it went through over the years both in and out of Israel. Learn more about the guest Yossi Alfi -  https://yossi-alfi.co.il/english/index.php You can also find us here – Website - https://www.tzuzamen.club/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tz...

Episode: The Yiddish theater in Israel Actor Sassi Keshet appears on Tzuzamen to talk about his career and the difficulties that came with being a Yiddish performer in early Israel.

Episode: Dedicated people who strive for peace Dr. Sapir Handelman appears on Tzuzamen to speak about his role in leading the annual Peace Talks simulation that takes place at the Charney Resolution Center. He also discusses how the idea for the simulation came about in wanting the people to have a say in the peace process instead of just their leaders.

Episode: The Israeli Meryl Streep Famous Israeli actress and comedian Keren Mor joins Tzuzamen and discusses her past and what led to her going into show business. She also details some of her experiences working in the Israeli entertainment industry both in and out of the spotlight. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Guest: Keren Mor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_Mor

Episode: The Spice of Life Renowned Israeli Chef Lior Lev speaks with Tzuzamen about his childhood in a Kibbutz and how he expanded his tastebuds after leaving and being exposed to foods from all over while traveling. He also details what his origins as a cook were like and how he rose to the culinary level he's at now. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Guest: Lior Lev Serca...

Israeli artist Neta Harari Navon speaks with Tzuzamen about her artistic thought process as she is preparing for her upcoming exhibition appearing in the Israeli museum in Jerusalem in February 2021. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Guest: Neta Harari Navon http://www.netahararinavon.com

Israeli artistic superstar Yuval Caspin makes a flashy entrance and discusses a wide variety of equally flashy topics.

Combatants for Peace On this episode of Tzuzamen, peace activist Sulaiman Khatib shares his life story of being held in an Israeli prison since age 14 for stabbing a soldier and how his experiences there and throughout his life changed his perspective about non-violence as a form of liberation. Tzuzamen is hosted by Tzili Charney and Tzipi Trope. Guest: Sulaiman Khatib https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Ketty Bar and Chamutal Guri from the “Mothers Against Violence” movement in Israel come onto the show and discuss with Tzuzamen their backgrounds as artists and activists and share their beliefs and experiences as they, along with many more mothers, put themselves on the front line to protect their children from political violence that they suffer from just for speaking up for what they think is r...