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Back to Episodes#97 - The French Revolution III (1799-1808)
Episode 94
Published 2 years, 11 months ago
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Having conquered much of Europe, Napoleon turned his attention to the Jews. Not by request but by demand; to make Jewish law compatible with France’s constitution.
The rabbis walked a tightrope to respond. And of course there’s the matter of 10,000s of documents that disappeared. How justifiable was it?