Delphine Horvilleur is a prominent rabbi, journalist, leader of the Liberal Jewish Movement of France (MJLF), and author of the award-winning book Living with Our Dead (Vivre avec Nos Morts). In this episode of the Global Connection podcast, Horvilleur joins guest host Hana Wirth-Nesher – TAU full professor of English and American Studies and founding director of the Jona Goldrich Institute for Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture – to discuss the concept of brokenness in Jewish tradition an...
Jun 20, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dr. José Luis Punzo Diaz is a faculty member with Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History in the Michoacán department. Andrea Garza is in the Ancient Israel Studies MA program at Tel Aviv University and is looking to complete a PhD in archaeology. Together they sat down with host Dr. Anna Sajecki for Episode #1 of The Global Connection podcast to reveal what archaeology can tell us about human patterns and belonging, nation-building and the way societies relate to one another....
Jun 20, 2023•39 min•Ep. 1
Not too many people know that Tel Aviv University’s Tisch School of Film & TV has been, since 1986, the host to one of the largest and most important gatherings of young filmmakers. In this episode of TAU Unbound Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting two of the festival’s producers and managers: Ms. Michal Rudnick (head of Marketing) and Dolev Amitai (head of foreign affairs and guests). Michal & Dolev share some of the main highlights of TISFF, its panel of seven reputable international guests...
Jun 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 26
Udi Aharoni, the longstanding CEO and academic Director of Lahav executive education at Tel Aviv University’s Coller School of Management, is our guest in this new episode of TAU Unbound. Host Ido Aharoni Aronoff is engaging in a lively conversation about how to communicate Israel’s unique ingredients that are largely responsible for the creation of the country’s innovation eco-system. Udi runs Lahav executive education, Coller’s executive management educational unit, which attracts executives f...
Jun 20, 2023•31 min•Ep. 25
Episode 24 brings the unique and brilliant voice of Prof. Yishai Blank, the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University, the country’s leading law school. A graduate of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Blank’s background in the study of law is unique: he specializes in Local Government Law, Administrative Law, Global Cities, Urban Legal Theory and Policy, Law and Secularism, Legal Theory, and Jurisprudence. The conversation with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff centers around the important question of l...
Jun 11, 2023•33 min
Tel-Aviv born, Prof. Meir Ariel is the Head of the Tel Aviv University New Space Center, the Director General of the Herzliya Science Center and a Researcher at the School of Electrical Engineering. Under his guidance, his students launched several nano-satellites into space in recent years. Here, Prof. Ariel is discussing with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, why they shift to small satellites represents the future of the communications industry. Prof. Ariel aptly describes how low Earth orbit satelli...
Jun 11, 2023•22 min
In episode #20 of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff introduces us to the great work of acclaimed archeologist Prof. Yuval Gadot. He has served as the Head of the Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel-Aviv University and is a lead archaeologist at the ‘City of David’ excavations project. Among his many other roles, Prof. Gadot is also the co-director of the ‘Givati Parking Lot’ Excavations and a leader of an environmental study of the rural landscape surrounding the city of Jerusalem. Gadot ...
Jun 11, 2023•26 min
Department of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History. Together they embarked on this incredible journey to explore the secrets of plants.. 00:00 - intro 01:37 - Prof. Hadani's personal background 04:07 - Prof. Yuval's personal background. 05:00 - Israel as a junction where the bats are concentrated 07:00 - Collaboration on bioacoustics 08:48 - Do plants hear and make sounds? 09:26 - Plants react to the sound of insect wings 16:05 - Theoretical research. Development of evolutionary ...
Jun 11, 2023•28 min
In episode 19 of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff is engaging in a fascinating conversation with one of the academic superstars of Tel Aviv University: historian Dr. Yael Strenhell, whose expertise is the American Civil War and its long aftermath. Dr. Sternhell is able to draw parallels from the Civil War era to today’s political struggles. At the core of the discussion: to whom does America belong? It appears that American society is still debating this fundamental question. Yael is the au...
Jun 11, 2023•32 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Dr. Bruria Adini, head of the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine in the School of Public Health, in the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Adini Spent 17 years in the Israel Defense Forces and then in the Ministry of Health and acquired invaluable knowledge in the management of extreme crisis situations. She obtained her PhD in the management of health systems. Her main messag...
Jun 11, 2023•29 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Dr. Irit Back, the Head of the Inter-University program of African Studies at Tel Aviv University. Irit is a lecturer in the Department of Middle East and African Studies and Head of the Africa Research Program at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies. Her research interests are contemporary Islam, conflicts resolution and regional organizations, primarily in the Horn of Africa and West Af...
Jun 11, 2023•30 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Environmental Expert prof. Vered Blass of the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Dr. Blass, who obtained her advanced degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an expert in sustainability consequences. Here, we learn about the importance of engaging the general public in changing consumption and production patterns, by using life cycle thinking. prof. Blass’ message is relevan...
Jun 11, 2023•30 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting two young academics representing the Africa Project and Engineers Without Borders: a group of 22 volunteers, all from TAU, who diligently work to improve lives of villagers in Africa. Ra'anana-born Yaeli Benovich and Tel-Aviv born Offir Inbar, fell in love with Tanzania, were they work on the implementing of water-collection systems on roof tops and the engagement in training programs to develop local water manag...
Jun 11, 2023•24 min
In our 17th Episode, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, engages in a discussion about the importance of inclusion and diversity in the performance of complex organizations such as academic institutions. In the studio we host two leaders of Tel Aviv University: One, Prof. Milette Shamir, Vice President of Tel Aviv University, in charge of international academic collaboration whose academic expertise is in English and American Studies, focusing on U.S. literature and culture in the nineteenth century. Prof...
Jun 11, 2023•40 min
Prof. Hanni Lerner is the energetic head of Tel Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs. Her field of expertise could not have been more relevant for this topic: the comparative study of constitutions. In this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff and Prof. Lerner engage in a discussion about the history of Israel’s several failed attempts to draft a constitution, the constitutional landscape in other countries, as well as various scenarios ...
Jun 11, 2023•34 min
Our guest Prof. Daphna Joel conceived the ‘mosaic’ hypothesis – the claim that sex differences in the brain do not add-up consistently in individuals. In a discussion with out host, Ido Aharoni Aronoff, she contends that most brains are composed of both features more common in females and features more common in males. Prof. Joel received her Ph.D. in psychology in Tel-Aviv University in 1998, and joined the faculty of TAU, after receiving the Alon fellowship for young Israeli scientists. She is...
Jun 11, 2023•29 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Tel Aviv University’s Dean of Engineering Prof. Noam Eliaz to discuss the fascination subject of material science. Why the strength of materials is so important of the future of humanity? Why an interdisciplinary approach is needed to better utilize scientific breakthroughs in engineering? Here we learn that materials engineering is not only about designing and improving materials but also about finding uses for ...
Jun 11, 2023•32 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is engaging in a lively discussion about Israel’s popular culture with expert Dr. Miri Talmon who had studies mass media and popular culture for decades. What happened to the Israeli image as a “Sabra” Is it still prickly from the outside but sweet from the inside? Why should the world know about the great humor of Ephraim Kishon and his generation of Israeli humorists? Join us for this important discussion and share if you...
Jun 11, 2023•34 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound we had a chance to discuss the future of computing and exact sciences from Natanya-born Prof. Tova Milo Dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences. How powerful will computers help advance solutions to health-related, environmental, and societal problems? Prof. Milo shares about her career and her faculty’s work. 00:30 How she came to study exact science 3:45 How she transferred to computer science 4:47 Main things that haven’t changed in computer science 6:36 Personal ...
Jun 11, 2023•35 min
In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Ronit Satch-Fainaro, a former concert-level ballet dancer and the head of the Cancer Research and Nanomedicine Laboratory, shares her ground-breaking work 3D printing tissues, customizing cancer treatment and applying nano-medicine. Prof. Satchi-Fainaro talks about the counter-intuitive connection between dance and medical research and shares her tremendous optimism about the future of cancer treatment. 01:05 Name and family history 07:05 Ballet and science ...
Jun 11, 2023•37 min•Ep. 8
An only son to Holocaust survivors, Prod. Moshe Zviran is a Professor of Information Technology at the Coller School of Management and served as Dean of the School from 2014-2022. Currently the Chief Entrepreneurship and innovation officer of Tel Aviv University and Head of the Bloomberg Sagol Initiative for City Leadership, he is our guest in this episode of TAU Unbound. Prof. Zviran has a unique perspective as to the DNA of Israeli innovation and creativity. He is full of knowledge and passion...
Jun 11, 2023•43 min
Tajikistan-born award-winning social psychologist Daniel Bar-Tal, is known for his deep analysis of Israel’s “psyche”. Imagine the national version of “In Treatment” - an entire nation in a therapy session. In this episode of Tau Unbound, host Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff will discuss with Bar-Tal what is the meaning of “siege mentality” and how it affects peacemaking efforts in times of lingering conflict. 00:55 - Childhood in Tajikistan 03:30 - Scientist of the human society. Looking at conf...
Jun 11, 2023•31 min
The career of Israeli political scientist Prof. Udi Sommer brought him to America where he studies and taught American politics, politics of sexuality and gender, judicial politics, pandemics and politics, and cyber Security. In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Sommer shares with host Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, his predictions for the future of the American political system, analysis of the most recent mid-term elections and insights as to Israel’s positioning. 00:00 start 01:00 - Persona...
Jun 11, 2023•33 min
As a young person, the Switzerland-born Executive Director of Tel Aviv University’s International School, Maureen Meyer Adiri, was always attracted to Israel’s energy and vibrancy. Her ongoing love affair with Israel and her unique personal account of the Aliyah experience, serve as an inspiration to the many international students that passed through her program. In this episode of TAU Unbound, Maureen shares with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, personal anecdotes and ‘behind the scenes’ stories.. Te...
Jun 11, 2023•23 min
Haifa-born Tel Aviv University physicist, Prof. Yaron Oz, spent decades learning the power of computing and explored practical ways for humankind to harness computational advancements to the betterment of life. In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof Oz brilliantly simplifies, with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, complex subjects such as high energy particle physics, quantum gravity, quantum information and computation. Tel Aviv 360 – Tel Aviv University’s Podcast 00:15 Introduction 00:40 Personal histor...
Jun 11, 2023•27 min
A former President of Tel Aviv University (1999-2007) and Ambassador to the USA (1993-1996), Prof. Itamar Rabinovich played an active role in some of Israel’s most critical and intriguing foreign policy moments. In this episode of TAU Unbound Rabinovich shares with host Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff some ‘behind the scene’ anecdotes about his close personal ties with the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, what really happened between Israel and Syria during the negotiations on the early 1990’s,...
Jun 11, 2023•25 min
Born in an ambulance at the gate of the Weitzman Institute of Science, Tel Aviv University’s Vice President, Prof. Dan Peer is an extraordinarily prolific scientist: he has more than 130 patents under his name and over 150 publications he has authored. In this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is engaged in an inspirational discussion with Dan Peer about essential issues such as nano-technology, COVId-19, and translational medicine. Tel Aviv 360 – Tel Aviv University’s Podcast 00...
Jun 07, 2023•32 min
