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Audio: Who are YOUR Jewish Heroes?
3/7/2010 8:00:00 PMA7 Radio's "Walter's World" with Walter Bingham
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and .What makes a Hero or Heroine? In the Talmud’s Pirkei Avot, (Ethics of the Fathers) 4:1 is written: “Who is a Hero? He who controls his Passion”. But what if someone’s Passion drives him or her to be brave? Are only Soldiers and Warriors real Heroes? Must a Hero save a Nation or can he be someone who exhibits an individual act of courage? Can a famous athlete or ball player be considered a Hero? Hear Yossi Katz who wrote ‘A Voice Called’, Stories of Jewish Heroism - in Conversation with Walter. Also: Is it worth exploring the Negev and what’s there to see and do? You’ll be surprised! And: If you intend to visit Israel, be prepared for high Air Fares and even higher Hotel Prices.
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Walter Bingham was born in, Germany. Just days before the outbreak of WWII, with the help of a Zionist youth movement he was selected for a place on the ‘Kindertransport’ to Great Britain. Walter saw front line action during the Normandy invasion of Europe and was awarded the Military Medal for ‘Bravery in the Field’. In England Walter also acted in films including several Harry Potter films. On the day of his Aliyah in August 2004 he transferred his programme ‘Walter’s World’ to Israel National Radio as a weekly Magazine programme and it has been running here regularly ever since. Walter is an accomplished public speaker and was a member of a visiting panel of lecturers at schools throughout the UK, where he spoke on events in the Third Reich. He has also spoken at schools in the USA and addressed audiences in Israel.
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