Episode 5: Life in the Colonies (Iraq, the Ottoman Empire, and the Americas; 1600 - 1700 CE)
The Jewish Story by Daniel Kroft
Episode notes
In this episode, we meet the first female rabbi in Jewish history, see the fallout from Shabbetai Tzvi's rise and fall in the Ottoman Empire, explore life in the European colonies of South America and the Caribbean in the 17th century, and meet the first Jews to set foot in North America.
Keywords
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