Greek music fills Israeli weddings, cafés, and stadiums — but why? Israel doesn’t just listen to Greek music; it needs it. Listen to ‘Wandering Jews’ as we uncover how a “foreign” sound became a cultural safe harbor, revealing the Israeli search for identity and belonging. Through stories of exile, trauma, and survival, Greek music became a borrowed and reimagined sound of a Mediterranean home. What we listen to, it turns out, tells us who we want to be.

Links for Additional Readings:

Rosa Eskenazi, The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

Yehuda Poliker – My Eyes

The Mediterranean Israeli Identity, A.B. Yehoshua, the European Institute of the Mediterranean

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Join us at “Wandering Jews” as we step beneath the branches of Israel’s “Storytelling Tree”—the Knesset Menorah—and uncover the roots that nourish a nation’s identity. From biblical heroes to modern pioneers, this monumental sculpture weaves centuries of struggle, hope, and renewal into bronze. Explore how art, memory, and moral vision intertwine to shape Israel’s civic heart.

Links for Additional Reading

The Knesset Menorah, Wikipedia (including pictures)

The Man Who Made The Menorah, Eli Abt, The Jewish Chronicle December 7, 2023

The Story Of The Menorah: From Temple To State Seal, Yael Steiner and Jonathan Schwab, Unpacked

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*Ramle* is an ancient crossroads, shaped by numerous empires along the historic ‘Way of the Sea.’ Its history and human mosaic highlights a modern reality: it is one of Israel’s most heterogenous cities, where a diverse *Jewish majority* lives alongside a significant *Arab minority*. The city's vibrant tension yesterday and today is a microcosm of the larger challenges and potential of Jewish-Arab coexistence within Israel.

Wandering Jews will visit Ramle and probe lessons in how the past's multicultural mosaic continues to inform the present's complex politics and aspirations for a shared tomorrow.

Links for Additional Reading:

Migration Patterns in Mixed Cities in Israel: Socioeconomic Perspectives, The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel

The Municipality of Ramla – Financial Status and Human Capital Management, The Israel State Comptroller

Archaeology in Israel: Ramla, Jewish Virtual Library

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