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Books
History of Israel and Zionism
The Prime Ministers : An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership by Yehuda Avner
Chutzpah: Why Israel is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Inbal Arieli
Like Dreamers: The Story of Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit
Catch 67 by Micah Goodman
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn by Daniel Gordis
Non-Fiction of Israel
Memories After My Death by Yair Lapid
Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Saul Singer, Dan Senor
No Room for Small Dreams by Shimon Peres
Holocaust and Poland
Night by Eli Wiesel
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland
Literary Fiction of Israel
Journey to the End of a Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua
As a Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg
The Source by James Michener
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
To the End of the Land by David Grossman
Websites
Podcasts
Unholy: Two Jews on the News Keshet
Apple | Spotify
Unpacking Israel History
Apple | Spotify
The Promised Podcast
Apple | Spotify
Times of Israel Daily Briefing
Apple | Spotify
Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Apple | Spotify