# 199: Eduard Shyfrin: The journey from Soviet steelworks to faith, purpose and Jewish identity

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/199-eduard-shyfrin-the-journey-from-soviet-steelworks-to-faith-purpose-and-jewish-identity
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/199-eduard-shyfrin-the-journey-from-soviet-steelworks-to-faith-purpose-and-jewish-identity.md
Podcast: [Jonny Gould's Jewish State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107)
Published: 2026-03-25T11:59:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/5E4G77/traffic.megaphone.fm/PUBLICSERVICEPODCASTINGLIMITED2093235169.mp3?updated=1774367720
Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/5E4G77/traffic.megaphone.fm/PUBLICSERVICEPODCASTINGLIMITED2093235169.mp3?updated=1774367720
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/episodes/199-eduard-shyfrin-the-journey-from-soviet-steelworks-to-faith-purpose-and-jewish-identity
Duration seconds: 3145

## Resource

Help Jonny continues to make his podcasts by ⁠supporting him here⁠. Born to a family who lived in a one-bedroom basement apartment in Soviet Ukraine, denied opportunity because he was Jewish, and starting out at the bottom of a steel mill, Eduard Shyfrin went on to build a vast business empire — but that’s only part of his story. In this episode, he takes us from Soviet hardship and discrimination to music, memory, reinvention and Jewish identity, revealing how a boy shaped by love, discipline and adversity became a profound Jewish thinker and entrepreneur. He's also a musician and a determined smoker! Don't miss this out-of-the-box conversation on kabbalah, data and philosophy with Eduard Shifryn. Help Jonny continues to make his podcasts by supporting him here. Jonny Gould's Jewish State is supported by Dangoor Education and UK Toremet, promoting philanthropy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/episodes/199-eduard-shyfrin-the-journey-from-soviet-steelworks-to-faith-purpose-and-jewish-identity/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/jonny-gould-s-jewish-state-767107/199-eduard-shyfrin-the-journey-from-soviet-steelworks-to-faith-purpose-and-jewish-identity.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.