This time around we have a different episode! talking to a close friend, a Jewish Israeli Zionist, in the realty of the latest Hamas-Israeli escalations. what is being Jewish is all about? what makes you Israeli? what is Zionism? this episode I host Ilan Ejzykowicz, Zionist Israeli Brazilian tour guide telling his story, we talk about being a new immigrant in the state of Israel and more.  

Usumain Baraka is a refugee living in Israel since he fled as a child from the genocide in Darfur. Baraka Co-Founded and led as CEO of the African Students Organization in Israel. Today Usumain holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the IDC Herzliya, is an activist for refugee rights and a representative of the asylum-seeking community in Israel. Listen over this episode to learn how his and his community's struggles led Baraka to create an NGO for higher education for the community.

In this episode Lyra is hosting Paola Ruiloba- Co-founder, Business owner and Community leader of JSG- Jerusalem skater girls. A community for Skateboarding Women in Jerusalem and Israel, Empowering women in sports, providing personal development tools for girls and fighting for equal opportunity.

How do you make new friends in your mid 20's in a foreign country ?

Lyra Sennes a Brazilian born, Israeli Jewish girl that move in January 2020 to NYC and found out that making friends in your mid 20's is not easy, then the covid-19 pandemic hit the city.