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Back to Search#23 - Political intrigues III - London: 1655
Episode 20
The Jews are unwelcome across Europe although England now offers the appearance of hope. But it's a high-stakes game which someone will lose and the …
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#22 - Political intrigues II - Italy: 1556
Episode 19
Ancona was a place of refuge for Portuguese Marranos, until the betrayal. Which left the Jews of Pesaro with a choice: Take revenge and risk the ange…
4 years, 9 months ago
#21 - Political Intrigues I - Paris: 1894
Episode 18
Dreyfus - a watershed event in France’s history. But it is preceded by dire scandals, leaving France looking for a scapegoat, which would linger unti…
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#20 - American Beginnings V - The Passport: 1911
Episode 17
In the game of politics, an American passport is the ticket to freedom, but not necessarily for the Jews. And victory is often short-lived.
But who w…
4 years, 10 months ago
#19 - American Beginnings IV - The Immigrant: 1905
Episode 16
It took enterprise to survive in the early years, with some taking their 'careers' to an extreme. But The Forverts was always around to offer advice …
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#18 - American Beginnings III - The Passage: 1881
Episode 15
To Go or Not to Go - that was The Question. Although the German Jews got there first, as did Jewish America’s first congressman (1845-1851), only to …
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#17 - American Beginnings II - California: 1851
Episode 14
The Gold Rush brought thousands of Jews from all over the world to the untamed Wilderness of the West, arousing the interest of the Rothschilds, Stra…
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#16 - American Beginnings I- The Jewish Spy: 1776
Episode 13
Three Jews in Colonial America: An Officer serving under Benedict Arnold, a Spy who worked for George Washington and a Chocolate manufacturer who tr…
4 years, 10 months ago
#15 - Controversial Prayers III- The Angels 1609
Episode 12
Sholom Aleichem - a Friday night prayer of possible heresy, that breaks one of the Rambam’s 13 Principles of Faith.
And how did Hollywood get it so w…
4 years, 11 months ago
#14 - Controversial Prayers II - Amsterdam 1708
Episode 11
“Times are a Changing” and change brought a clash between Kabbala & Halacha, Orthodoxy & Reform, The New World & The Old.
4 years, 11 months ago