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Back to Search#63 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers III
Episode 60
The Jew Bill 1753
A perfectly harmless Act of Parliament becomes the launch pad for a war against the Jews of England. In the streets, the press, and…
3 years, 9 months ago
#62 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers II
Episode 59
Is there an international Jewish conspiracy?
Why did England's Jews move away from Orthodoxy without Haskallah or Reform.
Were Jews involved in crime…
3 years, 9 months ago
#61 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers I
Episode 58
British Jewry has lived through 56 Prime Ministers.
Some have supported us. Others hid their anti-semitism behind policy. And then there were those w…
3 years, 10 months ago
#60 - Printing IV - The Legacies
Episode 57
Why did the Russian Czar and the US army finance different printings of the Talmud over the course of a century?
Who was the Widow Romm?
And who was …
3 years, 10 months ago
#59 - Printing III - Deceptions & Self-Deceptions
Episode 56
Who creates fakes and who has been taken in by them?
Why was the first English translation of the Talmud so controversial?
And a challenge for our l…
3 years, 10 months ago
#58 - Printing II - The Printing Revolution
Episode 55
Why did the world change with the printing press? Why were mistakes included and were they deliberate ?
Who censored the Rama?
And how do you transla…
3 years, 11 months ago
#57 - Printing I - All the King’s Men
Episode 54
Why would the King of Poland order Jews to buy Sefarim? What was so unusual about Yiddish printing…. and did The Queen live because of a 1938 blessin…
3 years, 11 months ago
#56 - Jews, Queens & Kings - A Special Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Episode 53
Elizabeth II: A century of life & 70 years of service. Historical Reflections & Personal Recollections of Britain’s monarchy.
3 years, 11 months ago
#55 - Maharal of Prague II - (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Episode 52
Aged over 70, he is yet to be elected as the Rov of Prague.
So what is his actual connection? Why did his son leave town? Where did the Maharal spend…
4 years ago
#54 - Maharal of Prague I (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Episode 51
Surrounded by Mystery, Mysticism & Folklore…
But what was his name? Why did he leave Nikolsburg? And why was his very legitimacy questioned?
4 years ago