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Today, we’re honoured to share the agonising recollections of Keith and Aviva Siegel, survivors of Hamas captivity in Gaza.

They came to London and addressed the media at the Israeli Embassy in Kensington.

Abducted from their Kibbutz Kfar Aza home on October 7, 2023, Aviva endured 51 days, Keith 484, facing starvation, abuse, and torture, even attempts to force conversion to Islam.

Now reunited, they talk tirelessly for hostages still held.

I won’t sugar coat or redact any of what they said.

It’s most distressing in places. It brought me to tears when they talked about the Bibas family.

But please don’t turn off, don’t look away. Share with as many as you can because as Aviva says, if Hamas are allowed to do this, a worldwide tyranny becomes allowed and tolerated.

This is their mission to bring every hostage home.

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It's the third year of Jonny Gould's Jewish State Schools Podcaster of the Year, presented with Dangoor Education.

Our winner from Year 6 is 10-year-old Meira Masher from Independent Jewish Day School in Hendon, London and she secured time for us with an international cricketer with an extraordinary story.

Mandy Yachad wore tzitzit at the crease while batting for South Africa. They’re on display at Lords, the Home of Cricket, in a permanent exhibition. Of course he played at Lord’s - wearing them!

And Mandy was no ordinary player.

He was an opening batsman who scored 14 centuries and 32 fifties in his 16-year first class career, spanning 109 matches - mostly during the apartheid era.

With much of his career falling during the international sporting boycott of South Africa in the 1980s and early 1990s, Mandy was denied the opportunity during the prime of his career.

Mandy was named among the South African Cricket Annual five Players of the Year both in 1985 and 1991. He also played 21 times for his country at hockey too.

He eventually quit because he became religious and found it too difficult to observe shabbat.

Now at 64 with a lifetime of special memories, how does he reflect on his career? What's South Africa like these days and what was it like to grow up in an apartheid state?

This is Mandy Yachad in conversation with our winner, Meira Masher.

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The United States struck three Iranian nuclear sites - with President Donald Trump hailing it a 'spectacular military success'.

In this episode, listen to announcements by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a momentous night of aerial attacks over Iran.

And coming up a fascinating listen in hindsight as Mr Trump speculated over the original two weeks he had given Tehran - with an abrupt and stinging dismissal of his European allies over the Iran crisis.

Mr Trump says the facilities were 'totally obliterated' and warned Tehran it 'must now make peace’.

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Iran's reckless retaliation against Israel's highly targeted attacks on military targets is throwing up new challenges for Israel, the US and other western countries who SHOULD be rallying around the Jewish State.

In this episode, listen to the incredulous response of stranded British nationals Max Radford and Gabriella Somerville telling them to go to Egypt in order to fly home!

And Colonel Richard Kemp becomes one of the first international voices to eyewitness the heroic work of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to stop Hamas stealing western aid and selling it for a profit to their own people.

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A people that rises like a lioness and raises itself like a lion.

כדהֶן־עָם֙ כְּלָבִ֣יא יָק֔וּם וְכַֽאֲרִ֖י יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א

More than 200 fighter jets from the Israel Air Force, guided by Israeli Intelligence, struck over 100 targets across Iran, including hideouts of senior operatives in the Iran’s military leadership. The strikes eliminated the three most senior military commanders of the Iranian regime: Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Iranian regime, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami and Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya (Emergency Command). Support Jonny's work and find all of his podcasts and writing ⁠here.⁠ Jonny Gould's Jewish State is supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthropy.

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The only one that matters is of course, the next General Election which isn’t until 2029 at the latest.

Despite that, and a massive majority in the commons, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is treating Reform UK like the opposition, with the Tories in turmoil.

Would you vote for Reform? Is it safe to vote for them? How do you feel about Nigel Farage? Can we trust Reform? Are our lives as Jewish people in Britain secure?

So right here, let’s confront the challenging realities of the British media’s relentless antiIsrael barrage, and with it escalating security concerns.

This is Richard Tice MP, Deputy Leader, Reform UK.

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From gospel stages to the Western Wall, Dumisani Washington’s journey is anything but ordinary.

As the founder of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel, Dumisani shares his extraordinary path - born and raised in the African American church and studying classical piano, to discovering his deep connection with Israel and founding a movement to bridge the gap between Black and Jewish communities.

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Dumisani exposes the dangerous manipulation of Black identity by movements like BLM, reveals how Iran and anti-Zionist ideologies are infiltrating minority spaces, and explains the true historical bond between Africa and Israel — a bond rooted in Scripture, music, and justice.

He shares what happened after his first visit to Israel, how antisemitism in America is being repackaged for a new generation, and why Black-Jewish unity is more urgent than ever post October 7th.

This is what solidarity can really look like, a conversation which I hope will inspire you and cut through the more negative headlines we’re all exposed to.

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This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Levi Levin, may his music continue to uplift and provide inspiration.

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This is for every Jewish fan of the Beautiful Game! It's a hearty football discussion with the one and only David Pleat, featuring Paulo di Canio, chicken soup, Alex Ferguson, chopped liver, Brian Clough & Peter Taylor and Leslie Silver at Leeds.

Oh, and throw in Chris Waddle and mum's meatballs for good measure.

Tipped as “the next Tom Finney” as an England Schoolboy, David rejected the overtures of a host of clubs to stay at home, finish his ‘O’ Levels and enjoy his mum's home-cooking.

David's autobiography, "Just One More Goal", available wherever books are sold, tells his story from an upbringing in Nottingham through a successful managerial career at Luton, Tottenham, Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday.

He's still involved in the game as a scout for Scottish champions, Celtic.

Nothing is off bounds as David also addresses the allegations of kerbcrawling made against him while at Luton, and whether he experienced antisemitism in the game.

“Just One More Goal” has been nominated for sports autobiography of the year. Half the proceeds of the book sales is going also to the Motor Neuron disease charity.

LISTEN now to David Pleat with Jonny Gould.

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Julia Haart doesn’t hold back in this raw and riveting conversation. From her early years in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to building a billion-dollar global fashion powerhouse, she shares the gripping, often painful journey behind the headlines. This is the woman behind My Unorthodox Life—but what she reveals here goes far beyond reality TV.

In this interview, Julia opens up about what really drove her to walk away from a life of religious constraints, how she built Elite World Group from the ground up, and why comfort and beauty don’t have to be opposites. She shares how a scene from Bridget Jones’s Diary sparked her revolutionary shapewear brand, why she believes God is closer to her now than ever before, and how she balances deep Jewish pride with fierce criticism of religious extremism.

She also speaks openly about receiving death threats, witnessing the devastation of October 7 firsthand, and why unity among Jews—regardless of religious label—is now more crucial than ever. And in a surprising twist, Julia teases two groundbreaking inventions she’s working on—one that could change global communication, and another that might help end child labor.

This is more than an interview. It’s a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and unapologetic truth-telling.

If you think you know Julia Haart, this conversation will make you rethink everything.

Watch until the end—you won’t want to miss her vision for the future of Israel, Judaism, and humanity itself.

With thanks to Amit at Migdal Ohr UK

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Phase 2 of the Gaza War is underway, as strikes continue against Hezbollah in the north - even though their command has been decimated "upto 80% of it", according to our guest, Andrew Fox.

In this Voices of Clarity series of live events at Chabad of Hampstead Garden Suburb, Andrew discusses the live issues affecting Israel as the conflict on seven fronts continues since October 7th.

We talk about a newly rebooted Syrian enemy beyond Mount Hermon and Turkey's growing influence and how reliable a friend is President Donald Trump in the White House?

With thanks to Rabbi Bentzi Sudak.

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