Series 1
5 episodes · Sep 1, 2013
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S1E1In the Beginning
Sep 1, 201360mSimon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
S1E2Among Believers
Sep 8, 201360mSimon 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.
S1E3A Leap of Faith
Sep 15, 201360mSimon 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.
S1E4Over the Rainbow
Sep 22, 201360mSimon 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.
S1E5Return
Sep 29, 201360mSimon Schama takes a look at how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish in modern times.