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title: "Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 19: Susan Wild"
description: "Jewish Philly Podcast  Episode 19: Susan Wild"
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# [Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 19: Susan Wild](https://blog.jewishphilly.org/episode-19-susan-wild)

 Written by [Emma Needleman](https://blog.jewishphilly.org/author/emma-needleman) | Sep 20, 2019 5:32:25 PM

[https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/19171924/download.mp3](https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/19171924/download.mp3)

 

This month we’re wrapping our heads around the Israeli elections with *Exponent* reporter Jesse Bernstein, welcoming football season, and honoring the life of indie rock legend David Berman.

Plus, we sat down with Congresswoman Susan Wild, Pennsylvania’s only Jewish member of Congress, to chat about her conversion to Judaism, her recent Congressional trip to Israel, and how the loss of her partner led her to be an advocate for mental health treatment.

[View full post](https://blog.jewishphilly.org/episode-19-susan-wild)

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