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The Israeli Bond Ep. 373 (Part 2)

In this follow-up conversation, host Gal Swisa Cohen welcomes back Beata Schulman to explore the complicated — and surprisingly hopeful — relationship between Israel and Poland.

Together, they dig into:

• why Poland has become one of the safest destinations in Europe for Israelis and Jews
• how “Holocaust tourism” shaped perceptions — and how those trips are changing
• Poland’s ongoing effort to confront its own history, honestly and openly
• moments of powerful inclusion — like Hanukkah celebrations at the presidential palace
• where antisemitism shows up today… and what still needs work
• practical ways nations move forward: conversation, travel, business, and real human connection

Beata also opens up about life with a layered identity — Polish, Jewish, American — and how she’s raising her children to carry all of it with pride and awareness.

It’s thoughtful, candid, and ultimately hopeful — proof that even when history feels heavy, people can still choose understanding over division. (And yes… Polish soup in a bread bowl makes a cameo. Of course it does.)

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