The Story of the Jews

Series 1

2013 · 5 episodes · 5h 0m in all · 7.0/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. In the Beginning

   1 Sept 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.

2. 

   2. Among Believers

   8 Sept 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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.

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   3. A Leap of Faith

   15 Sept 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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.

4. 

   4. Over the Rainbow

   22 Sept 2013 · 60 min

   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.

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   5. Return

   29 Sept 2013 · 60 min

   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.