{"podcast":{"title":"Jewish History Soundbites","slug":"jewish-history-soundbites-990199","podcast_index_feed_id":990199,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/jsoundbites/feed.xml","website_url":"https://jsoundbites.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9066873/Logo_for_JHS_Smalla5gcm.jpg","author":"Yehuda Geberer","episode_count":511,"summary":"Listen to noted Tour Guide, Lecturer and Yad Vashem Researcher of Jewish History Yehuda Geberer bring the world of pre-war Eastern Europe alive. Join in to meet the great personages, institutions and episodes of a riveting past. For speaking engagements or tours in Israel or Eastern Europe Yehuda@YehudaGeberer.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T20:17:23.845661+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-history-soundbites-990199"},"episode":{"title":"Tragedy on the Beach: The Altalena Part II","slug":"tragedy-on-the-beach-the-altalena-part-ii","published_at":"2026-09-19T20:32:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-history-soundbites-990199/tragedy-on-the-beach-the-altalena-part-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-history-soundbites-990199","url":"https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/e/tragedy-on-the-beach-the-altalena-part-ii/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tvfxpgm5huw9dfkx/Altalena_2_final8d5bm.mp3","summary":"With the Altalena’s arrival at Kfar Vitkin, the situation escalated rather rapidly. The Israeli government was keen on asserting its authority, maintaining one state and one army, while the Irgun was insisting that the weapons aboard the ship be allocated according to its demands. Following an ultimatum from the IDF, a skirmish broke out which led to several tragic deaths. The Altalena then sailed for Tel Aviv, where the final showdown took place the next day. With the Irgun refusing to surrender, the government of the State of Israel decided to take the ship by force. The resulting battle led to death, injury and the shelling of the Altalena. Civil war was averted, but scars and animosity remained. Was there another way this could have ended? Who fired the first shot? Could the violence have been averted had the Irgun submitted to the State’s authority? Subscribe to Jewish History Soundbites Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ or your favorite podcast platform Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history or feedback contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com","meta_description":"With the Altalena’s arrival at Kfar Vitkin, the situation escalated rather rapidly. The Israeli government was keen on asserting its authority, maintainin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jewish-history-soundbites-990199/episodes/tragedy-on-the-beach-the-altalena-part-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jewish-history-soundbites-990199/tragedy-on-the-beach-the-altalena-part-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}