The Story of the Jews - Season 1 Episode 1 In the Beginning
Trailer: The Story of the Jews
Runtime: 60:14 Min
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Sep 01, 2013
Last Air Date: Sep 29, 2013
Episode: 5 Episode
Season: 1 Season
The Story of the Jews Season 1
In the Beginning
Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
Among Believers
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...
A Leap of Faith
Simon takes a look at a moment bright with hope after Enlightenment thinkers and Revolutionary armies brought walls crashing down allowing Jews to...
Over the Rainbow
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...
Return
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.