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Back to Search#161 - Mavericks II : Villains & Heroes
Episode 158
Was the 1919 Baseball series really determined by hardline gamblers?
Why did a Rabbi give the eulogy at a gangster’s funeral?
How did Issy Einstein b…
1 year, 3 months ago
#160 - Mavericks I: Crime in the USA
Episode 157
Between the wars - due mainly to Prohibition - crime flourished in America and Jews were not immune to the effects.
Gangs of irreligious working cla…
1 year, 3 months ago
#159 - Eruv II : The Controversies
Episode 156
In the last 150 years, few things have created disputes in Jewish communities, in the way Eruvin has. Why? What makes an Eruv so very different to Ka…
1 year, 4 months ago
#158 - Eruv I : The History
Episode 155
Documents and Responsa from across the Jewish world reveal that for centuries Jews discussed, debated and disagreed over the Shabbos Eruv
Walled citi…
1 year, 4 months ago
#157 - The Russian Empire V – Genius, Identity & Revolution
Episode 154
(To book the Provence trip with Rabbi Tatz & Rabbi Hersh - email giana.elav@gmail.com)
Jewish leadership found itself in a crisis post-1881, affectin…
1 year, 4 months ago
#156 - The Russian Empire IV - Freedom, Poverty & Pogroms
Episode 153
1855 brought a new dawn to Russia, and was embraced by many, although poverty remained a constant.
When the Czar was assassinated, all hell broke loo…
1 year, 5 months ago
#155 - The Russian Empire III - Fight or Flight?
Episode 152
Given the extreme circumstances, orders went out to remove informers using all available means; which led to arrests, interrogations and harsh senten…
1 year, 5 months ago
#154 - The Russian Empire II – Persecution, Heroism & Informers
Episode 151
Czar Nicholas hated Jews and Judaism in equal measure. He initiated 600 decrees against them over a 30 year period, and destroyed community life in R…
1 year, 5 months ago
#153 - The Russian Empire I - Origins, Conquest & Confinement
Episode 150
For centuries, Russia was home to the largest Jewish community in the world. But why did Jews choose to move to a country that never wanted them?
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#152 - Jewish Physicians III – Ottoman Vignettes and Halachic Questions feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz
Episode 149
In Eastern Europe quacks and soothsayers were in abundance, as were invented remedies whilst the Ottoman Empire provided refuge from Spain but came w…
1 year, 6 months ago