All Episodes

#197: Tisha B'av: Two Harrowing Letters - Two Powerful Testimonies

#196: The WWII Hero who Rescued Budapest's Jews

#195: The Holocaust - An Unprecedented Crime and an American Betrayal?

#194: Three Extraordinary 20th Century Lives feat. Dr Yossi Adler & Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

#193: Vaccines, Potions & Charlatans - Jewish Medicine in the 19th Century.

#192: Reform vs Orthodoxy: The Battle of 19th Century Europe

#191: Moses Mendelssohn - Father of Reform?

Hesped: Mrs Fernande Hersh a''h (1930 - 2026)

Baruch Dayan HaEmes: The Passing of Rabbi Aubrey Hersh’s Mother

#190: Bread of Defiance: Matzah and Pesach in the Soviet Union

#189: Chida: 40 Years of Danger, Journeys & Discovery

#188: Journey through Music's Mysticism, Sound & History - featuring Alex Clare

#187: Wine in the Modern Era: feat. Nathan Herzog (President of Kedem Wines) & Rabbi Akiva Padwa (International Kashrus expert)

#186: Wine - Romans to the Rishonim in History & Halacha

#185: Spanish Inquisition - 350 Years of Jewish Defiance

#184: Spanish Jewry II - 1460 - 1492: The Walls Close In

#183: Spanish Jewry 1348-1460: Into the Abyss

#182: 10th Teves: Our History - The Message - Our Future

#181: The Menorah - History's Greatest Jewish Mystery

#180: Chanukah - Celebrating the War We Didn't Win?

#179: The Most Unbelievable Story in Modern History

#178: The Vanished Jews of England II: 1290-1650

#177: The Vanished Jews of England: 1290-1650

#176: Yishmael vs Yisrael X: Echoes of Conflict - feat. Rabbi Zev Leff & Lord David Wolfson

What is Jewish History?

#175: David Friedman - The Ambassador Who Reshaped the Middle East

#174: Disputations II - 1263-1414 / Rav Meir Arik 100th Yarzeit

#173: Disputations I - Paris 1240

#172: Ramban II - The Church & Eretz Yisrael (feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#171: Ramban I - The Early Conflicts (1194-1270)

#170: Holocaust Shadows IV - Survivors, Liberators & Rescuers

#169: Holocaust Shadows III - The Survivor

#168: Holocaust Shadows II - The Forgeries

#167: Holocaust Shadows I: The Forger

#166: Jerusalem III : 1099-1568

#165: Jerusalem II: 638-1098

#164: Jerusalem I: 70-636CE

#163: Oral Law II - Who is Right? Who is a Scholar?

#162: Oral Law I (Torah She'Baal Peh) - Definitions

#161 - Mavericks II : Villains & Heroes

#160 - Mavericks I: Crime in the USA

#159 - Eruv II : The Controversies

#158 - Eruv I : The History

#157 - The Russian Empire V – Genius, Identity & Revolution

#156 - The Russian Empire IV - Freedom, Poverty & Pogroms

#155 - The Russian Empire III - Fight or Flight?

#154 - The Russian Empire II – Persecution, Heroism & Informers

#153 - The Russian Empire I - Origins, Conquest & Confinement

#152 - Jewish Physicians III – Ottoman Vignettes and Halachic Questions feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

#151 - Jewish Physicians II - China & the Middle East feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

#150 - Jewish Physicians I - European Challenges feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

#149 - Vienna III : Leading to Darkness

#148 - Vienna II - pre-WWI: Freud, Herzl & Rabbi Flesch

#147 - The BBC: Biased Broadcasting Corporation - The Insiders View feat. Trevor Asserson

#146 - Vienna I -19th Century: Friends or Enemies?

#145 - Chanukah, the West & the ICC Judgement

#144 - The Rothschilds III - Five Brothers

#143 - The Rothschilds II - Mayer Amschel: Founder of a Dynasty

#142 - The Rothschilds I - Mayer Amschel: Unusual Origins

#141 - Why History?

#140 - The Greatest Fundraisers in History

#139 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky II – Clashes, Victories & Losses

#138 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky I - Rosh Hashana Episode

#137 - Medieval England II - Apostates, Criminals & Leaders

#136 - Medieval England I - Promise, Opportunity & Betrayal

#135 - Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)

#134 - Tisha B'Av Episode - The Hideout in Slovakia

#133 - Holocaust Identities IV - The Church, The Red Cross & Nuremberg

#132 - Holocaust Identities III - Hitler’s Olympics, Nation & Church

#131 - Holocaust Identities II – Secret Soldiers Part 2

#130 - Holocaust Identities I - Secret Soldiers Part 1

#129 - Rabbi Akiva Eger II - Rulings, Plague & Portrait

#128 - Rabbi Akiva Eger I - Genius, Battles & Compassion

#127 - Kabbalah II - Heresy : Spain 1290-1350

#126 - Kabbalah I - Controversy : Spain 1250-1295

#125 - Spanish Jewry III - Targets of Resentment: Prominent Jewish Figures in Spain

#124 - Spanish Jewry II - The Golden Age : Poetry, Power and Politics

#123 - Spanish Jewry I - The Dark Ages: The Forced Conversion of the Jews

#122 - Responsa in History III

#121 - Financial Responsa in History II - Shuls, Politics & Power (feat. Dayan Y Posen)

#120 - Financial Responsa in History I - Taxes, Charity & Freedom (feat. Dayan Y Hool)

#119 - Yishmael vs Yisrael X – A personal account in Gaza

#118 - Douglas Murray - Raw Opinion on the Israel Conflict

#117 - The Karaites III - Unusual Episodes

#116 - The Karaites II - Forgeries & History

#115 - The Karaites I - Origins & Practices

#114 - 500 Years Ago: February 1524

#113 - Yishmael vs Yisrael IX - The Father of a Hostage

#112 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VIII - The ICJ

#111 - The Letters Which Made History - Part III

#110 - The Letters Which Made History - Part II

#109 - The Letters Which Made History - Part I

#108 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VII - Vital Answers for Difficult Times (feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#107 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VI - The Harder Questions II (feat. Lord David Wolfson KC)

#106 - Yishmael vs Yisrael V - The Harder Questions I (feat. R’ Yitzchok Breitowitz)

#105 - Yishmael vs Yisrael IV - The Hostages (feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#104 - London Through the Eyes of the Curious

#103 - Rambam III - The Final Years

#102 - Yishmael vs Yisrael III - Mesiras Nefesh (feat. Rabbi Y.Y Jacobson)

#101 - Yishmael vs Yisrael II - The Israeli - Arab Conflict

#100 - Yishmael vs Yisrael I - A Biblical Conflict

#99 - Rambam II - Egypt

#98 - Rambam I - The Early Years

#97 - The French Revolution III (1799-1808)

#96 - The French Revolution II (1789-1799)

#95 - The French Revolution I – The Prelude (1552-1788)

#94 - The Silent War IV - The Prosecutor

#93 - The Silent War III - Trading with the Enemy

#92 - The Silent War II - IBM’s Deceit

#91 - The Silent War I - Deceiving the Gestapo

#90 - The Sinai Revelation II (1312BCE) -  Challenges & Deniers

#89 - The Sinai Revelation I (1312BCE) - Exploding the Myths

#88 - The Maharam of Rottenberg II (1215-1307)

#87 - The Maharam of Rotenberg I (1215-1293) featuring Rabbi S.F Zimmerman

#86 - A Look Back at History

#85 - Budapest III (1686-1877) - The Hapsburg Years

#84 - Budapest II (1526-1686) - The Ottoman Era

#83 - Budapest I (1037-1526) - Kings, Money & Religion

#82 - The Unknown Genius III - Life on the Run

#81 - The Unknown Genius II - His Later Years

#80 - The Unknown Genius I - His Early Life

#79 - 17th Century Traitors IV - Aftermath: 350 Years of Chaos

#78 - 17th Century Traitors III - Spinoza Ex-communicated

#77 - 17th Century Traitors II - Shabbetai Tzvi (1665-1676)

#76 - 17th Century Traitors I - Shabbetai Tzvi (1626-1665)

#75 - The Vilna Gaon III - Leadership & Controversy

#74 - The Vilna Gaon II - When Heaven Intervened (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#73 - The Vilna Gaon I - An Introduction & a Mathematical Riddle (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#72 - Royal Family Conflicts & Jewish Consequences

#71 - Holocaust Reflections III - Swiss Gold

#70 - Holocaust Reflections II - The Theft

#69 - Holocaust Reflections I - The Undaunted

#68 - History of History for The Curious

#67 - What Happened to the Chashmona’im?

#66 - The Origins of Christianity III

#65 - The Origins of Christianity II

#64 - The Origins of Christianity I

#63 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers III

#62 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers II

#61 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers I

#60 - Printing IV - The Legacies

#59 - Printing III - Deceptions & Self-Deceptions

#58 - Printing II - The Printing Revolution

#57 - Printing I - All the King’s Men

#56 - Jews, Queens & Kings - A Special Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

#55 - Maharal of Prague II - (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#54 - Maharal of Prague I (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#53 - Holocaust V - Defying the Nazis

#52 - Holocaust IV - Collaborators & Opponents

#51 - The Holocaust III - Holocaust Denial: Why & Who cares?

#50 - The Holocaust II - Holocaust Denial: How & Who

#49 - The Holocaust I - Heroes & Villains

#48 - Venice II - The Personalities: 1516-1866

#47 - Venice I - The Origins: 1204-1516

#46 - Chasidus II -Leadership & Survival: 1772

#45 - Chasidus I -The Controversy: 1772

#44 - Genizah IV - Poetry, Government & the European Saga

#43 - Geniza III - Pre-Nups, Politics & Palestine

#42 - Geniza II - The Contents

#41 - Geniza I - The Scandals

#40 - Pesach II - War & Peace

#39 - Pesach I - Unusual Texts

#38 - Ramchal II - Amsterdam 1736 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#37 - Ramchal I - Italy 1707 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)

#36 - 16th Century Poland IV - The Legend & the Council

#35 - 16th Century Poland III - Understanding Ukraine & and the Identity of Ashkenazim

#34 - 16th Century Poland II - The Maharshal & The Rema

#33 - 16th Century Poland I - Roots & Origins

#32 - Purim Kattan II - Casablanca, Prague & Rhodes 1620-1944

#31 - Purim Kattan I- The Soviet Union & Cairo: 1524-1954

#30 - Provence IV - Faith & Perseverance: 1305-1791

#29 - Provence III - The Controversies: 1191-1305

#28 - Provence II - Scholars & Opponents: 1150-1200

#27 - Provence I - Independence & Courage :330-1860

#26 - Time III - The Holocaust Calendars: 1944

#25 - Time II - The Schism: 921-923

#24 - Time I - The Journey: 882

#23 - Political intrigues III - London: 1655

#22 - Political intrigues II - Italy: 1556

#21 - Political Intrigues I - Paris: 1894

#20 - American Beginnings V - The Passport: 1911

#19 - American Beginnings IV - The Immigrant: 1905

#18 - American Beginnings III - The Passage: 1881

#17 - American Beginnings II - California: 1851

#16 - American Beginnings I- The Jewish Spy: 1776

#15 - Controversial Prayers III- The Angels 1609

#14 - Controversial Prayers II - Amsterdam 1708

#13 - Controversial Prayers I - The Czar: 1861

#12 - Prague IV - The Edict of Tolerance: 1782

#11 - Prague III - The Exile: 1745

#10 - Prague II - The Priest: 1726

#9 - Prague I- The Books: 1704

#8 - Holocaust Dilemmas III- The Fugitive: 1944

#7 - Holocaust Dilemmas II- The Kapo: 1943

#6 - Holocaust Dilemmas I - The Rabbi: 1941

#5 - Scandals in UK IV- The Chancellor: 1912 pt.2/2

#4 - Scandals in UK IV- The Chancellor: 1912 pt.1/2

#3 - Scandals in UK III- The Renegade: 1817

#2 - Scandals in UK II - The Cherem: 1705

#1 - Scandals in UK I- The Coins: 1278