The Promised Podcast The "'We Did Nothing Special': Remembering Uri Lupolianski" Edition
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Jan 22, 2026 A look at a complex public life: the rise from community service to Jerusalem mayor and the city's fraught politics. Stories of Holocaust-era family history and a hotel that became a civic flashpoint. Tensions between religious norms and urban life, including a heated parade controversy. A corruption investigation, public mourning, and a portrait of someone who united services and controversy.
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From Nebulizers To Nationwide Charity
- Ori Lupoliansky started Yad Sarah from a few nebulizers and household medical gear in his apartment.
- He turned a neighborhood lending idea into a nationwide charity lending wheelchairs, oxygen, and hospital beds for free.
Communal Lending Bridges Cultural Divides
- Gamachs illustrate a communal borrowing culture that solves everyday needs cheaply and compassionately.
- Lupoliansky exported an ultra-Orthodox communal practice to serve all Israeli communities regardless of religion.
Finding Shelter For The Homeless
- As deputy mayor, Ori found hotel rooms for people sleeping in Herod's burial caves and housed the homeless during winter.
- He used municipal resources to give immediate dignity and shelter to people in need.
