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History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast — 195 episodes
#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