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Israel StoryIn partnership with The Times of Israel
Wartime Diaries: Matti Friedman
Getting updates from the frontline when you’re stuck on the other side of the world
Mitch Ginsburg and Matti Friedman (Israel Story)
The war caught everyone by surprise, of course, and since it broke out at the tail end of the chagim, many Israelis were abroad. What do you do in that case? Do you rush home? Do you continue your trip? Do you wait it out somewhere safe and far away? As it happens, on October 7th, our producer Mitch Ginsburg was hiking across the Scottish Highlands with his buddy – author, journalist and friend of the show, Matti Friedman. This is their story.
Produced in partnership with The Times of Israel.
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