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Comedian Modi: Speaking about Oct. 7 through laughter

“The Quad” with guest Modi Rosenfeld

In this special interview on “The Quad,” Israeli innovation envoy Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speaks with Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld about the importance of laughter and humor after the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and why he remains forever optimistic.

Modi explains how he is able to speak to such diverse crowds—religious and non-religious, Jewish and non-Jewish, young and old—through the special language of comedy.

JNS TV show with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (deputy mayor of Jerusalem), Emily Schrader (activist and journalist), Ashira Solomon (African-American Jew and political moderator) and Vivian Bercovici (former Canadian ambassador to Israel).
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