Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Alice Miller, the CEO of Natan Worldwide Disaster Relief.
Miller is nationally known for her landmark Supreme Court case in 1995, which opened the gates of the Israel Air Force to female fighter pilots. This decision paved the way for today’s female combat soldiers and made Miller a household name.
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However, that was just the start of Miller’s incredible journey that has taken her around the globe — and her work as an aeronautical engineer may even reach the moon.
Today, Miller serves as the head of an NGO that brings volunteer medical staff and therapists into international disaster zones. In the past year alone, teams have landed in Syria, Mexico and are shortly taking off for Mozambique.
Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught on southern Israel, the organization began work in Israel for the first time — and eventually, also in the Gaza Strip.
We learn about the principled decision that has Israelis serving Gazans as we ask Miller, what matters now.
What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Ari Schlacht.
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