The Tudela Global Podcast
The Tudela Global Podcast
Long-form conversations and narrative episodes exploring Jewish heritage, culture, and travel.
We speak with historians, guides, researchers, community members, and traveler s to understand how Jewish life shaped each destination, and what remains today.
Topics include:
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Jewish quarters and historic neighbourhoods
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Synagogues, cemeteries, museums, and archives
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Sephardic and Ashkenazi heritage
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Migration routes, trade networks, and turning points in history
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Modern Jewish communities and cultural continuity
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Germany
Bavaria is more than just Oktoberfest. In this episode, we leave the big cities behind and head deep into rural Bavaria, where alpine beer huts perch on mountain slopes, and medieval towns hide centuries of stories behind their cobblestone streets. It’s a land where tradition meets hospitality, and every corner seems to hold a surprise. Along the way, we roll up our sleeves on an organic farm, meeting the pigs, sheep, and chickens that call it home. We learn the old-fashioned art of making butter, twist our own brezels, and, of course, sample Bavaria’s world-famous brews. Join us for a journey that blends history, flavour, and a touch of Alpine magic
Panama
Panama City is a vibrant crossroads of cultures, where colonial ruins and gleaming skyscrapers frame a city shaped by the legendary Panama Canal and centuries of global trade. Its culinary scene blends Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, and Indigenous flavors—best experienced in the bustling markets or over a plate of sancocho in Casco Viejo.
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China
​​In this episode we head to Tianjin in search of the traces left behind by the city’s once-thriving Jewish community in the first half of the 20th Century.
From forgotten addresses to unexpected discoveries, we explore what remains—and what has vanished—of a remarkable chapter of Jewish life in eastern China.
We visit the former synagogue, taking in its blend of traditional and non-traditional Jewish architectural elements, and reflect on what the building reveals about a community shaped by both heritage and place.
Along the way, we speak with Israel’s cultural attaché in China, go mezuzah hunting in a quiet residential neighborhood, and hop on the high-speed train from Beijing to Tianjin.
As always, we bring you practical travel insights, including transport tips, climate, accommodation options, and local food to look out for—plus much more from a city that continues to surprise.
David was the guest of the the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and the Chinese Enterprises Association in Israel.
Asia
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