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The Jews of Scandinavia Part I
Episode 252
The more recent and relatively small Jewish communities of Scandinavia serve as an interesting chapter in Jewish history. While Finland was part of the Russian Empire for a time, the other Scandinavi…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Jewish History Soundbites at 250: Reflections on Changes in Modern Jewish History
Episode 251
Jewish History Soundbites 250th commemorative episode.
At this milestone, it is perhaps appropriate to take a step back and try to piece together an overview of the underlying theme of the episodes a…Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
A Bridge to Brisk: The Life of Rav Dovid Soloveitchik
Episode 250
Rav Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik (1921-2021) lived a long life, in which he successfully formed a bridge between the world of Brisk where he had grown up, to the young impressionable yeshiva students …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
The Light of Sanz: Rav Shulem Eliezer of Ratzfert
Episode 249
Rav Shulem Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert (1862-1944), was one of the younger children of his illustrious father the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Orphaned as a young child, he'd go on to become one of the g…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
The Soviet Struggle: The Life & Times of Rabbi Meir Kahane Part II
Episode 248
The campaigns on behalf of Soviet Jewry commenced in the 1960's with the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ), but it was the onset of the next decade that the Meir Kahane led JDL jumped into the…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Never Again! The Life & Times of Rabbi Meir Kahane Part I
Episode 247
One of the most complex characters of post war Jewish history was undoubtedly Meir Kahane (1932-1990). Controversial yet lover of the Jewish people, provocative yet charismatic, endorsed violence yet…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Paradise Lost: The Jews of Rhodes
Episode 246
The Rhodes Jewish community was an ancient one, and it flourished with the arrival of Spanish exiles following the expulsion of 1492 and the Ottoman takeover in 1522. Prominent in Mediterranian comme…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Unlikeliest of Exits: The Dramatic Escape of the Rayatz
Episode 245
In one of the most daring rescue schemes of the Holocaust era, Rav Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitch Rebbe, the Rayatz (1880-1950) was whisked out of Nazi occupied Poland by agents of th…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
From Abbey Road to Mt. Zion: The Jewish Music Revolution Part II
Episode 244
Aside from the Rabbi's Sons discussed in Part 1 of this miniseries, the 1960's saw the first music groups in Ohr Chadash, Pirchei and the London School of Jewish Song. From Israel came Chaim Banet an…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Yes, We've Got the Music! The Jewish Music Revolution Part I
Episode 243
Modern Jewish music developed from the chassidic music of old to the new sound of the Jewish music revolution led by Shlomo Carlebach in the 1960's. The music world of pre war Europe was brought over…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago