Episode #9: Dennis Mitzner

<p>Dennis Mitzner is a fascinating guy. Originally from Finland, he’s been involved with Israel and Israel-related issues since he was a teenager in Helsinki.</p> <p>He started spending time in Israel when he worked on a kibbutz – wait until you hear what his job was! – at 19, and then came back here in 2007 to work on his master’s degree at Tel Aviv University. He made Aliyah for good in 2011.</p> <p>Dennis and his wife have two children, 4 and 2, and they live in Tel Aviv. That’s where I sat with him this week to Return Again to his Aliyah story.<br> <br> 00:00 - Intro<br> 04:14 - Finnish Jewry<br> 12:19 - Growing Up in Finland<br> 20:30 - Why Aliyah?<br> 28:21 - Life on a Kibbutz<br> 34:50 - Entering and Leaving the Academia Bubble<br> 44:33 - Finding His Groove ... And His Wife<br> 1:05:26 - Kids and Languages at Home<br> 1:13:29 - What COVID Has Done<br> 1:25:00 - Rapid-fire Questions<br> <br> </p>