The Jewish Story

por Daniel Kroft

The Jewish Story is a Jewish History podcast for the 21st Century. In it, we use the latest in archaeology, linguistics, and historical methods to sculpt a history of the Jewish people, from the exodus out of Egypt until the present! Theme tune courtesy of Crowander via the Free Music Archive
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Episodios del podcast

  • Temporada 3

  • Episode 5: Inquisition (1400 - 1492 CE)

    Episode 5: Inquisition (1400 - 1492 CE)

    T03 E05
    30:06

    In this episode, the rising tide of anti-Jewish hatred we've seen throughout the season will culminate in the Spanish Inquisition - a mass extermination of Jews from Spain.

  • Episode 4: Consumed by Fire (1300 - 1410 CE)

    Episode 4: Consumed by Fire (1300 - 1410 CE)

    T03 E04
    30:29

    In this episode, the Talmud itself stands trial in France and Spain, an epidemic rocks medieval Europe, a wave of Jewish pogroms sweeps Christian Spain, and we are introduced to Nahmanides and the Jews of India,

  • Episode 3: Of Marriage, Money, and Murder (1200 - 1300 CE)

    Episode 3: Of Marriage, Money, and Murder (1200 - 1300 CE)

    T03 E03
    28:06

    In this episode, we will explore 13th century Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities, meet some famous medieval Jewish money-lenders, learn of the Fourth Lateran Council, and witness the emergence of some of the most damaging antisemitic tropes in history.

  • Episode 2: A Gentleman and a Scholar (1100 - 1200 CE)

    Episode 2: A Gentleman and a Scholar (1100 - 1200 CE)

    T03 E02
    25:07

    In this episode, we witness a wave of anti-Jewish bigotry and violence sweep across Christian Europe, watch Saladin and his Ayyubid caliphate re-take the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and meet Maimonides, one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the Medieval period.

  • Episode 1: Collateral Damage (1000 - 1100 CE)

    Episode 1: Collateral Damage (1000 - 1100 CE)

    T03 E01
    27:11

    In this episode, we learn of Christianity's great schism, see the Seljuq Turks launch an empire, witness the devastation of the First Crusade, and meet one of the most famous Jewish scholars in history.