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Back to Search#53 - Holocaust V - Defying the Nazis
Episode 50
During the dark years, in the most unexpected places, there were individuals who turned the tables on the nazis. At great personal risk they made a d…
4 years, 1 month ago
#52 - Holocaust IV - Collaborators & Opponents
Episode 49
In the forests of Poland survival was unlikely. Betrayal made it even more hazardous.
A documented story of courage, loneliness and determination - w…
4 years, 1 month ago
#51 - The Holocaust III - Holocaust Denial: Why & Who cares?
Episode 48
Denial matters not just for reasons of historical accuracy but because of what it says about Jews.
Even innocuous statements contain the potential f…
4 years, 1 month ago
#50 - The Holocaust II - Holocaust Denial: How & Who
Episode 47
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Despite the enormous amount of …
4 years, 1 month ago
#49 - The Holocaust I - Heroes & Villains
Episode 46
Some Jews in Germany served in Hitler’s Wehrmacht - even in the SS - but the outcome was always an unknown. As was trading with the Nazi empire.
4 years, 1 month ago
#48 - Venice II - The Personalities: 1516-1866
Episode 45
Despite the Ghetto restrictions, it was home to a number of noteworthy figures. And a Levantine merchant turn the Ghetto into a minor haven?
But cont…
4 years, 2 months ago
#47 - Venice I - The Origins: 1204-1516
Episode 44
The origins of Venetian Jewry start more than 150 years before the Ghetto was opened. What went wrong? What brought the Jews back?
And how did Shake…
4 years, 2 months ago
#46 - Chasidus II -Leadership & Survival: 1772
Episode 43
How did Chasidus survive excommunication? Who really led the movement?
And how did 1772 affect all of Eastern Europe for the next 150 years?
4 years, 2 months ago
#45 - Chasidus I -The Controversy: 1772
Episode 42
Why was Chassidus such a radical movement? Who gained from 1772? Why was the Mezericher Maggid the chosen successor?
4 years, 3 months ago
#44 - Genizah IV - Poetry, Government & the European Saga
Episode 41
The greatest Jewish poet lived during the 11th century. But are the legends true? And why does the government feature so often in the Genizah?
Plus…
4 years, 3 months ago