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De-Influenced

De-Influenced

De-Influenced

Hosted by: Jonah Hoffman, Amanda Yakobovits

The world since October 7th has been a rollercoaster of information, emotion, and conflict and social media has been no better. The time has come to set the record straight, to de-influence ourselves from our misconceptions about the situation in Israel and about those who are vocal about it.

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  • Jonah Hoffman

    Jonah Hoffman

    I’m Jonah Hoffman, originally from Seattle, Washington. I made Aliyah this past year and am finishing my 3rd year of Government and Public Diplomacy studies at Reichman University. I have worked in social media and hasbara for 4 years and am an avid doom-scroller online.

  • Amanda Yakobovits

    Amanda Yakobovits

    Hi I’m Amanda Yakobovits! I live in Toronto, Canada, but spend almost all of my free time in Israel when I’m not in university! From campus leadership to community advocacy to volunteering in Israel, I’ve been actively involved in the community for as long as I can remember. Now I just have to decide if […]

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Ep 1 – Jonah and Amanda

De-Influenced
16/02/2025

Welcome to DE-influenced! Join us as we ramble about the how and why of this podcast, the misconceptions in the online Jewish community and the current state of hasbara!

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Ep 3 – Olim and Us with Noa Barazani

De-Influenced
09/03/2025

Today we sit down with Noa Barazani, co-founder of Olim in TLV, to dig into the biggest misconceptions of Olim in Israel, post-October 7th aliyah boom, and the biggest culture shocks the community faces.

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Ep 2 – Finding Your Niche with Shachar Cohen

De-Influenced
02/03/2025

In our interview with the iconic Shachar Cohen, we go behind the scenes of the influencer community, talking about adding value online, how to reach non-Israeli audiences, and a name reveal?!

Image Credits: Jonah Hoffman