Natan Sharansky
Author and former Minister of Interior of IsraelWikipedia
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Oct 28, 2026
David BassousHOST
Solitary confinement.
David BassousHOST
But can you imagine what a person can achieve if they know what to do? Yes, Natan Sharansky.
David BassousHOST
Meditation.
David BassousHOST
He knew.
Missy RivnerGUEST
And I'm proud of who he is becoming.
Missy RivnerGUEST
Natan Sharansky came to visit our school the other day, and the student played him.
Missy RivnerGUEST
And Natan Sharansky said, you know what? I concede.
Missy RivnerGUEST
You did good.
Missy RivnerGUEST
And that is one of these moments where this kid, in this moment, he was a winner.
Tevi TroyGUEST
It's really insane the level of attention that is paid to Israel.
Tevi TroyGUEST
Although, Anatoly Sharansky makes this great point, which is you can't take God's chosen people and put them in God's promised land and expect normality.
Tevi TroyGUEST
So I think that's a bit of an explanation.
Tevi TroyGUEST
But still, it is a little crazy how much people pay attention to Israel.
Alan DershowitzGUEST
I've had so many cases over the years.
Alan DershowitzGUEST
Probably the one I'm most proud of is Anatoly Sharansky, Anton Sharansky, the Soviet dissident who was subject to execution.
Alan DershowitzGUEST
I won his case and got him freed.
Alan DershowitzGUEST
He was able to move to Israel.
Helen GabayHOST
And I have to give you a real short story of a spy swap because it's too good to leave out.
Helen GabayHOST
During an exchange in 1986, a man named Anatoly Sharansky was released after nine years in prison for speaking out against the Soviet government.
Helen GabayHOST
His KGB escorts ordered him to walk straight across the bridge to the west.
Helen GabayHOST
He zigzagged instead.
Matthew Raphael JohnsonGUEST
How could there be any possible oppression of Jews when we hear words like this?
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Natan Sharansky's testimonial, given shortly after his immigration to Israel, is also typical.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Quote, Much of my Jewishness was instilled into me by my family.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Although our family was an assimilated one, it nevertheless was Jewish.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
elsewhere, and that's where they went.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Nathan Sharansky often mentioned that from a certain point, he started to feel being different from the others in Russia.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
During the Demshitz-Kuznetsov hijacking affair trial in December 1970, Elkno openly stated that he had apparently nurtured for quite a while, quote, it became unbearable for me to live in a country I don't regard as my own, end quote.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
The
Yishai FleischerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, we have a famous Jew.
Yishai FleischerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
His name is Natan Sharansky.
Yishai FleischerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He created a test for anti-Semitism.
Yishai FleischerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Here's the triple D test.
Matthew Raphael JohnsonGUEST
Uh, how could there be any, um, possible, uh, um, oppression of Jews and when we hear words like this?
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Natan Sharansky's testimonial, given shortly after his immigration to Israel, is also typical.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Quote, "Much of my Jewishness was instilled into me by my family.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Although our family was an assimilated one, it nevertheless was Jewish.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
where they went.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
Nathan Sharansky often mentioned that from a certain point, he started to feel being different from the others in Russia.
Pete QuiñonesHOST
During the Demshitz-Kuznetsov hijacking affair trial in December 1970, Elkno openly stated that he had apparently nurtured for quite a while, quote, it became unbearable for me to live in a country I don't regard as my own, end quote.
Matthew Raphael JohnsonGUEST
The hijacking was an attempt to get to Israel, making a big deal about this, hijacking a plane under the...
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