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Through their Unpacked brand and several other dedicated franchises, OpenDor Media strengthens the understanding and enduring personal connection of Jews of all ages and their peers to Judaism, Israel and the Jewish people through bite-sized, authentic and socially responsible media.

Israeli War of Independence

Israeli War of Independence

Israeli War of Independence: Unpacking the history of the Israeli War of Independence, looking at Jewish Militias, the Convoy of 35, the Israeli Victory and the Altalena Affair
Israeli Intelligence

Israeli Intelligence

Israeli Intelligence: Unpacking some of the historical highlights of Israeli Intelligence, focusing on Adolf Eichmann, Eli Cohen and the Raid on Entebbe
Zionism

Zionism

Zionism: Unpacking Zionism - investigating its origins, its champion Theodor Herzl, the Balfour Declaration and UN Resolution 3379, which declared that Zionism is racism
Immigration to Israel

Immigration to Israel

Immigration to Israel: Unpacking the history of immigration to Israel, focusing upon the law of return, the ingathering of exiles, kibbutzim and Israel's national anthem Hatikva
The Six-Day War

The Six-Day War

The Six-Day War: Unpacking the dramatic events surrounding the 1967 Six-Day War - when Israel successfully defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria
Israel's Major Wars

Israel's Major Wars

Israel's Major Wars: Unpacking the dramatic events surrounding Israel's three major war - the Sinai Conflict in 1956, the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973
Modern Israel

Modern Israel

Unpacking the modern State of Israel - looking into the Jewish State's adoption of the Hebrew language, the bustling city of Tel Aviv, how Israel became known as the Start-Up Nation and the U.S.'s decision to move its Israeli Embassy
The Palestinian Conflict

The Palestinian Conflict

The Palestinian Conflict: Unpacking the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - looking at the history of the conflict, UN Resolution 181, the First and Second Intifadas

The Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip: Unpacking the Gaza Strip, analyzing the history of Israeli Independence, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Hamas in the Gaza Strip
European Jewry

European Jewry

European Jewry: Unpacking historical events which impacted European Jewry, including the Alfred Dreyfus Affair, the 1972 Munich Olympics and the story of Soviet Refuzniks
Settlements

Settlements

Settlements: Unpacking the history of settlements in the Land of Israel.
Egyptian-Israeli Relations

Egyptian-Israeli Relations

Egyptian-Israeli Relations: Unpacking the history of Egyptian-Israel Relations. Also a look at Israeli Nobel Prize Laureates
Jewish Terrorism

Jewish Terrorism

Jewish Terrorism: Unpacking the history of Jews committing purported acts of terrorism in the Land of Israel
Israeli Prime Ministers

Israeli Prime Ministers

Israeli Prime Ministers: Unpacking the history of several Israeli Prime Ministers, including some of the first, as well as David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir and Shimon Peres
Zionist Women & Israel-Palestine Conflict

Zionist Women & Israel-Palestine Conflict

Zionist Women & Israel-Palestine Conflict: In 2024: Unpacking the history of some of Israel's most impactful Zionist women, known and unknown, all completely committed to the Jewish State, as well as the history of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Ashkenazi Jews & "Jewish" Food

Ashkenazi Jews & "Jewish" Food

Ashkenazi Jews & "Jewish" Food: Unpacking the history of Ashkenazi Jewry and Israel, Jewish and Kosher Food
Hamilton, Avdija, Nehru & More

Hamilton, Avdija, Nehru & More

Hamilton, Avdija, Nehru & More: Unpacking the history of Alexander Hamilton, Basketball Star Deni Avdija, the USS Liberty, Shobha Nehru and the future of Mental Health, PTSD and the Dead Sea
Jewish Text, Israeli International Relations & Anti-Semitism

Jewish Text, Israeli International Relations & Anti-Semitism

Jewish Text, Israeli International Relations & Anti-Semitism: Unpacking the History of Kabbalah, the Talmud, the Menorah, Israeli-Iranian Relations, Israeli-US Relations, the Israel Defense Forces' Secret Elite Units and growing Anti-Semitism
The Pandemic, Women Warriors, Holidays & More

The Pandemic, Women Warriors, Holidays & More

The Pandemic, Women Warriors, Holidays & More: Unpacking the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, women warriors, Bartenura wine, the Jewish holidays of Passover and Purim and the American comic book history
Star of David, Abrahamic Accords, RBG, MLK and More

Star of David, Abrahamic Accords, RBG, MLK and More

Star of David, Abrahamic Accords, RBG, MLK and More: Unpacking the Star of David, the Abrahamic Accords, the Jewish Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s close relationship with the Jewish community and more
Hats, Hollywood, Politics & More

Hats, Hollywood, Politics & More

Hats, Hollywood, Politics & More: Unpacking the History of Jewish Hats, Early Hollywood, the Meron Disaster, Israeli Politics, the Nuclear Threat and the new Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

Baseball, Int'l Relations, Torah & More

Baseball, Int'l Relations, Torah & More

Baseball, Int'l Relations, Torah & More: Unpacking the stories behind Orthodox Jewish baseball players, the Cold War, U.S. Aid to Israel, IDF Search & Rescue Unit 669, Torah Tropes and the BRCA gene mutation
Blacks & Jews in America

Blacks & Jews in America

Blacks & Jews in America: Unpacking the history of African-American and Jewish relations in the United States, as well as African-Americans who are themselves Jewish. Also, a primer on Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine: Unpacking centuries-old Jewish connections to the Ukraine and exploring the Power of Healthy Disagreement and Forgivenes
Hezbollah, Amnesty, Hatzalah, Birthright, Soviets & Mizrahi

Hezbollah, Amnesty, Hatzalah, Birthright, Soviets & Mizrahi

Hezbollah, Amnesty, Hatzalah, Birthright, Soviets & Mizrahi: Unpacking the designated terrorist group Hezbollah, Amnesty Int’l's report on Israel, the volunteer-driven emergency services organization Hatzalah, Soviet-Mizrahi Jews and more
Temple Mount, Jewish Domiciles, Hebrew Israelites, Neturei Karta

Temple Mount, Jewish Domiciles, Hebrew Israelites, Neturei Karta

Temple Mount, Jewish Domiciles, Hebrew Israelites, Neturei Karta: Unpacking the history behind the Temple Mount, Lesser Known Places Where Jews Have Lived, Hebrew Israelites and how to know when to trust a news source
Israelis, BDS, Languages, the Inquisition, Hunting Nazis

Israelis, BDS, Languages, the Inquisition, Hunting Nazis

Israelis, BDS, Languages, the Inquisition, Hunting Nazis: Unpacking Myths About Israels, the BDS Movement, Jewish Languages, the Spanish Inquisition, and a former Nazi recruited by Mossad to hunt other Nazis after WWII
Exodus, Noses, Muslim Schindler, Constitutions, Jerusalem Day

Exodus, Noses, Muslim Schindler, Constitutions, Jerusalem Day

Exodus, Noses, Muslim Schindler, Constitutions, Jerusalem Day: Unpacking the History of the Exodus, "Jewish" Noses, the Muslim Schindler Abdol Hossein Sardari, Constitutions, and Israel's Jerusalem Day
Rebellions, Expulsions, Battles, Whiteness

Rebellions, Expulsions, Battles, Whiteness

Rebellions, Expulsions, Battles, Whiteness: Unpacking the History of Jewish Rebellions, Expulsions, Israeli Battles, and whether Jews are "White."
Comedy, Hyam Solomon, Slavery, Holocaust Profiteering, IDF Women

Comedy, Hyam Solomon, Slavery, Holocaust Profiteering, IDF Women

Comedy, Hyam Solomon, Slavery, Holocaust Profiteering, IDF Women: Unpacking the History of Jewish Comedy, Jewish-American Revolutionary War Hero Hyam Solomon, Corporate America Profiteering off the Holocaust, and more
Jewish Dances, Golem, Antisemitism, Jews for Jesus, Syria

Jewish Dances, Golem, Antisemitism, Jews for Jesus, Syria

Jewish Dances, Golem, Antisemitism, Jews for Jesus, Syria: Unpacking the five Jewish dances you should know, the history of the Golem, Antisemitism on the Left, Jews for Jesus, and Israel's effort to stop nuclear proliferation in Syria
Hamas, Border Wall & Normalization

Hamas, Border Wall & Normalization

Hamas, Border Wall & Normalization: Unpacking the history of the terrorist organization known as Hamas, the Israeli border wall, and recent normalization of relations between Israel and several Arab nations.
Smaller Jewish Communities, Sephardic & Mizrahi, Ethiopians, the Exodus

Smaller Jewish Communities, Sephardic & Mizrahi, Ethiopians, the Exodus

Smaller Jewish Communities, Sephardic & Mizrahi, Ethiopians, the Exodus: Unpacking the history of 5 smaller Jewish communities around the globe, the Sephardic & Mizrahi, Ethiopian Jews, and the role of the Story of the Exodus in the United States
Civilian Casualties, Lone Soldiers, Kristallnacht, Simon Wiesenthal

Civilian Casualties, Lone Soldiers, Kristallnacht, Simon Wiesenthal

Civilian Casualties, Lone Soldiers, Kristallnacht, Simon Wiesenthal: Unpacking the issue of Civilian Casualties in the context of Israeli military conflicts, the history of Israeli Lone Soldiers, Kristallnacht, and Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal
Life in Gaza & Hamas

Life in Gaza & Hamas

Life in Gaza & Hamas: DESCRIPTION: Unpacking the History of Life in Gaza and Hamas, the duly-designated terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip and attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 in the worst terrorist attack in Israeli history
Resilience & Civilian Casualties

Resilience & Civilian Casualties

Resilience & Civilian Casualties: Unpacking Israeli and Jewish Resilience in the wake of October 7th, and debunking the allegation that Israel commits war crimes when civilians are killed.
Israeli & American Independence, Napoleon, the Maccabees

Israeli & American Independence, Napoleon, the Maccabees

Israeli & American Independence, Napoleon, the Maccabees: Unpacking the history of Jewish American involvement in Israel's War of Independence, and in America's War of Independence, Napoleon's Emancipation of French Jews, and more
Undercover Jew, Afghan Jew, Shuk Food, Jewish Food

Undercover Jew, Afghan Jew, Shuk Food, Jewish Food

Undercover Jew, Afghan Jew, Shuk Food, Jewish Food: Unpacking the history of a Jewish boy who managed to join the Hitler Youth during World War II, the last Jew in Afghanistan, the Shuk Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, and more
Pay to Slay, Spielberg, Baseball Spy, Wedding Customs

Pay to Slay, Spielberg, Baseball Spy, Wedding Customs

Pay to Slay, Spielberg, Baseball Spy, Wedding Customs: Unpacking the History of the PA policy of "Pay to Slay," Steven Spielberg's Jewish identity as seen on film, Baseball Player Moe Berg's work as a spy, and Jewish Wedding Customs worldwide
Iraqi Jewry, Iran, Palestine

Iraqi Jewry, Iran, Palestine

Iraqi Jewry, Iran, Palestine: DESCRIPTION: Unpacking the history of Iraqi Jews, Mossad and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the expression "From the River to the Se
USSR & Palestine, Jewish Women, Chinese Schindler, Talmud

USSR & Palestine, Jewish Women, Chinese Schindler, Talmud

USSR & Palestine, Jewish Women, Chinese Schindler, Talmud: Unpacking the history of the USSR's support for the Palestinian movement, Jewish women you should know, Feng-Shan Ha or the "Chinese Schindler", and more
Jewish Nations, B'nei Menashe, Jewish Genetics

Jewish Nations, B'nei Menashe, Jewish Genetics

Jewish Nations, B'nei Menashe, Jewish Genetics: Unpacking the history of attempts to form Jewish nations, the B'nei Menashe of India, Jewish genetics, the Houthis of Yemen, and more

Rothschilds, Laemmle, Melendez

Rothschilds, Laemmle, Melendez

Rothschilds, Laemmle, Melendez: Unpacking the history of the Rothschild Family, Hollywood legend and pioneer Carl Laemmle, Hip Hop Trailblazer Benjamin "Yellow Benjy" Melendez and more
Mossad, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Mossad, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Mossad, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian Islamic Jihad: Unpacking the history of the Mossad, Saudi Arabia-Israel Relations, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and more
Smarts, Escape Artists, Spies

Smarts, Escape Artists, Spies

Smarts, Escape Artists, Spies: Unpacking the history of Jewish "smarts," an Auschwitz Escape Artist, some of Israel's most successful spies, and more.