Simon Schama explores the story of the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day.
5 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2013
Rating
8.8/10
4 votes • HD
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Episodes
Episode 1 • Sep 01, 2013
Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
Episode 2 • Sep 08, 2013
Simon takes a look at the story of the medieval Jews difficulties to preserve their identity and their lives living under the rule of Christianity and Islam.
Episode 3 • Sep 15, 2013
Simon takes a look at a moment bright with hope after Enlightenment thinkers and Revolutionary armies brought walls crashing down allowing Jews to weave their wisdom into life of modern Europe.
Episode 4 • Sep 22, 2013
Simon takes a look at the lost world of the shtetl, the Jewish towns and villages dotted across the hinterlands of Eastern Europe, which became a unique Jewish culture.
Episode 5 • Sep 29, 2013
Simon Schama takes a look at how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish in modern times.
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