Check out this week’s super-interesting new podcast from Two Nice Jewish Boys: Episode 33 – ‘Israel and Germany: An Unsettled Past’ with Eldad Beck. For more podcasts check out their website.
Episode 33 – ‘Israel and Germany: An Unsettled Past’ with Eldad Beck
The words ‘Germany’ and ‘Israel’ probably raise many differing connotations in various people’s minds but there is probably one common one amongst them all: the Holocaust.
Germany-Israel diplomatic ties began in 1952 when Germany finally offered to pay reparations to the survivors of the Holocaust. For obvious reasons, this relationship was not without its fair share of trials and tribulations. Over the years the challenges have persisted, often exacerbated by events such as the massacre of the Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich.
As the chief correspondent for Yediot Aharonot in Germany, Eldad Beck has become well acquainted with German internal politics, diplomatic affairs and public opinion. He has written several books on the subject including “Germany, at Odds” and his latest “Chancellor”. Beck joins 2NJB to talk about the two countries’ tentious relationship and his career as a journalist.
Eldad Beck’s Facebook and Twitter
‘Germany, at Odds’ on Amazon
About Two Nice Jewish Boys
Two Nice Jewish Boys is a weekly podcast in English about life in Israel. Naor Meningher and Eytan Weinstein offer you a glimpse of Israel and some of the interesting people who live here.
Naor Meninger is an independent filmmaker. He’s obsessed with Italy and runs the Israeli parmesan black-market.
Eytan Weinstein is an interactive scriptwriter. He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and pronounces the word “drawer” funny.
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