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Back to Search#141 - Why History?
Episode 138
The question behind all our podcasts? What can we learn? How does it change us.
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1 year, 10 months ago
#140 - The Greatest Fundraisers in History
Episode 137
During the 20th century, a number of individuals devoted their lives to helping the Jewish People; determined, courageous and innovative. Their fundr…
1 year, 10 months ago
#139 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky II – Clashes, Victories & Losses
Episode 136
His arrival to England was accompanied both by miracles and threats. Soon thereafter he was elected as the Av Beis Din in London, where he faced many…
1 year, 10 months ago
#138 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky I - Rosh Hashana Episode
Episode 135
Brought up in a village which did not have a minyan of Jews; a self-taught child genius.
His life was shattered by the Russian civil war and the new …
1 year, 11 months ago
#137 - Medieval England II - Apostates, Criminals & Leaders
Episode 134
Jews paid the Crown for the privilege of getting married, divorced or converted. London ran into politics with its synagogues, Norwich became the fir…
1 year, 11 months ago
#136 - Medieval England I - Promise, Opportunity & Betrayal
Episode 133
Invited to settle by William the Conqueror, when Winchester was the capital city, the 220 year history of Jews in England is seen as a narrative of m…
1 year, 11 months ago
#135 - Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)
Episode 132
The Torah explicitly forbids lending money at interest, yet the Hetter Iska document seems to allow it. Is it legal? Should we all have one? Did the …
1 year, 11 months ago
#134 - Tisha B'Av Episode - The Hideout in Slovakia
Episode 131
Rabbi Yossi Steiner spent the war years on the run - as a child - and survived through a series of miracles. He found himself alone in a ghetto, ne…
2 years ago
#133 - Holocaust Identities IV - The Church, The Red Cross & Nuremberg
Episode 130
Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4 1945. The war is over and Ge…
2 years ago
#132 - Holocaust Identities III - Hitler’s Olympics, Nation & Church
Episode 129
Berlin 1936 saw Germany win more Gold medals than any other country, while the world looked on. But at what price?
How aware was the Church of Jewis…
2 years ago