LET’S GET LIT: Babbling towards Baghdad

American-born, Jerusalem-dwelling poet and polyglot Shoshana Sarah brings us inside the world of her multi-dimensional, multi-lingual poetry. She talks about “Poets of Babel,” a Jerusalem group she founded, and reads from her work.

ILENE IN: On press freedoms

An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists to seven years in prison for fabricating reports in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood. Ilene says it’s the latest case of “shooting the messenger.”

WOMAN OF LIGHT: Nuriya's melting pot vocals

Drawing on her family roots in Baghdad and Aleppo, adding in the sounds of the Mexican milieu in which she grew up and the Andalucian rhythms she picked up, World Music vocalist Nuriya is bringing a new voice to the Israeli cultural scene.

MEXICAN MOOD: Jewish life in the capital

May Samra, the editor of Mexican Jewish website enlacejudio.com, talks about the richness and complexity of life for the 30,000 Jews of Mexico City.

ART ON THE SEAM: A meeting point between cultures

Said Abu-Shakra, founder and curator of the Umm El Fahem Art Gallery, talks about the challenges of bringing together Israeli and Palestinian art.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: A trip to Ramle

TLV1’s Alex Stein talks about the amazing sites that make it worth a visit to Ramle, including the Great Mosque, the White Tower and the market.

LOOKING BACK: This week in history

Ken Spiro talks about the US military’s decision not to bomb the train lines to Auschwitz or the camp itself (1944), and about the Black Sabbath, when British Mandatory Authorities arrested members of the Yishuv.

BEST DE-STRESS: Healthy fats, breathing exercises and volunteering

Lily Aronin, a wellness coach, talks about three ways to banish the stress gremlins from your day.

Music:

Arcade Fire –We Exist

Broods – Bridges

Shai Zabari – The King (Hamelech)

Tame impala – Stranger In Moscow

Eatliz – Miserable

Duran Duran – Come Undone

Miki Shaviv & Tango – Moonlight Tango (Tango Leor Hayareach)

Miki Gavrielov – She Tells Me (He Omrert Li)

Monika Sex – Enlightened Man (Adam Mouar)