Yuval Raphael
Israeli singer and songwriterWikipedia
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Oct 8, 2026
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
At least it's now October the 8th, 2023, to an extent.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
But this is ongoing, and you spoke an incredibly moving conversation with Yuval Rafael.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
One of the things she said there from the start is, a young woman not recognizing this is going to be the work of a lifetime to process this.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
It's not ever going to be over, in other words.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
This is not history.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
It's very, very present.
Yonit LeviHOST
Yes, and you quoted, uh, Yuval Rafael from the conversation we had, uh, with her, a Nova survivor, of course.
Yonit LeviHOST
The world knows her as the representative of Israel in the Eurovision of 2025, and she said that exactly.
Yonit LeviHOST
Uh, we dropped an episode with Amir Tibon, uh, that you, uh, recorded, Jonathan, and this is our episode with a young woman, a remarkable young woman, uh, who no one in the world knew, uh, before, uh, 2025, and then she suddenly appeared on one of the largest stages in the world, the Eurovision Song Contest.
Yonit LeviHOST
Yuval Raphael was representing Israel, and on her shoulders she held not only the country, but also her own personal trauma.
Yonit LeviHOST
Uh, she was at the Nova, uh, Festival and hid for hours in a roadside shelter, um, and, and survived and managed somehow.
Yonit LeviHOST
Uh, she talks a lot in this conversation about trauma and how to live through it.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
It is a very powerful, very moving conversation.
Jonathan FreedlandHOST
We should probably warn listeners in the style of a trigger warning, some of the content you're gonna hear is harrowing and disturbing, and so, uh, people should be braced for that as she speaks with such a searing honesty about what she went through three years ago on October the 7th.
Yonit LeviHOST
Yuval Raphael is an Israeli singer and songwriter.
Yonit LeviHOST
She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2025.
Yael BarturSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Deborah PardesHOST
Yuval Raphael also sang at the ceremony.
Deborah PardesHOST
She's a Nova Festival survivor and represented Israel at the 2025 Eurovision competition.
Yuval RaphaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
competition.[singing]
Erin ZimmermanHOST
She came in second place out of everybody because they rig it so the Israelis don't win, of course.
Erin ZimmermanHOST
But her name, this girl's name is Yuval Raphael.
Erin ZimmermanHOST
She was at the Nova Festival, and she was actually at Gibbets Berry, and she...
Erin ZimmermanHOST
She ended up hiding in one of those shelters.
Erin ZimmermanHOST
So she's got a few scenes from the beach as well.
Erin ZimmermanHOST
But we just want to leave you today with this beautiful song.
Erin ZimmermanHOST
Here's Yuval Raphael singing, A New Day Will Rise.
Yuval RaphaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And even if you say goodbye You'll never go away You are the rainbow in my sky My colors in the gray My only wish upon a star Sunshine of the day The only song that my piano ever plays And even if you say goodbye You'll always be around To lift me up and take me high Keep my feet close to the ground Are you proud of me tonight? Dreams are coming true.
Golan RamrazHOST
If you want one image, one image that captures the insanity of what being an Israeli in Europe or any of these other Jew hating places feels like right now.
Golan RamrazHOST
Look back at Eurovision 2025, right? You had Yuval Raphael, who wasn't just a singer.
Golan RamrazHOST
She was a survivor of the Nova massacre, okay? She survived October 7th.
Golan RamrazHOST
She was the one hiding in the bomb shelter for hours.