Two sisters, straddling the ninth decade of their lives, suddenly find themselves as unexpected roommates during a war.

Our end song is Shalom Achot ("Hey Sister") by Aya Korem.

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Black markets, propaganda, and ... wildflowers - the story of the most successful marketing campaign in Israel's history.

Our end song is Waltz Lehaganat HaTzome'ach ("Waltz for the Protection of the Flora") by Jane Bordeux and Aya Zahavi Feiglin.

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Fine caviar, Persian carpets, the malignant presence of a possibly former-Nazi zookeeper, a cameo from a sensuous Mossad agent and cold-blooded murder. This is the improbable, totally true story of a flying Dutchman and some of the last "olim" to leave Iran before the Revolution.

Our end song is Gan Eden Shel Ha'Adam ("Man's Paradise") by Gilad Segev.

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