From TV News to Witness: Her Story of October 7 in Israel

About this episode

Becca Solomon shares her personal experience during the October 7th attacks in Israel after leaving her TV news career.

Would love to hear your thoughts! The day after Becca Solomon walked away from her career in TV news, everything changed. In September 2023, she made the difficult decision to leave a profession she loved. The next day, she flew to Israel to celebrate the High Holidays with family and friends. Then came the October 7th attacks in Israel — including the attack on the Nova Music Festival. Becca found herself outside Tel Aviv — hearing sirens, unable to leave, and living through days of uncertai...

People in this episode

Host: Raegan Medgie

Guest: Becca Solomon

Topics covered

• TV news
• Israel
• October 7 attacks
• personal story
• High Holidays
• uncertainty

Keywords

• Becca Solomon
• October 7
• Israel
• TV news
• High Holidays
• Nova Music Festival
• personal story

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel

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