History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast

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Subscribers: 114
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Episodes: 162

Sam
 Oct 31, 2023
The most well researched and spoken Jewish history podcast

Steve
 Jul 3, 2023
Best Jewish history podcast series of all time.

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History for the Curious The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh, live from the JLE in London, hosted by myself: Mena Reisner Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries, that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Encounter leaders, visionaries, spies, heroes & traitors and unpack 2,000 years of Jewish heritage. Go back to the story of Jews in the Temple of Jerusalem. Confront the dilemmas of the Holocaust. Visit Paris, Prague, Vilna, London, Venice, New York & the Cairo Geniza. Meet The Russian Czar, Ramchal, Maharal, Maimonides, Churchill, Shabbetai Zvi and the Hapsburgs.

Episode Date
#162: The Oral Law (Torah She'Baal Peh) I - Definitions
May 29, 2025
#161 - Mavericks II : Villains & Heroes
May 20, 2025
#160 - Mavericks I: Crime in the USA
May 10, 2025
#159 - Eruv II : The Controversies
May 01, 2025
#158 - Eruv I : The History
Apr 27, 2025
#157 - The Russian Empire V – Genius, Identity & Revolution
Apr 08, 2025
#156 - The Russian Empire IV - Freedom, Poverty & Pogroms
Mar 26, 2025
#155 - The Russian Empire III - Fight or Flight?
Mar 19, 2025
#154 - The Russian Empire II – Persecution, Heroism & Informers
Mar 11, 2025
#153 - The Russian Empire I - Origins, Conquest & Confinement
Mar 03, 2025
#152 - Jewish Physicians III – Ottoman Vignettes and Halachic Questions feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz
Feb 13, 2025
#151 - Jewish Physicians II - China & the Middle East feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz
Feb 06, 2025
#150 - Jewish Physicians I - European Challenges feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz
Jan 29, 2025
#149 - Vienna III : Leading to Darkness
Jan 16, 2025
#148 - Vienna II - pre-WWI: Freud, Herzl & Rabbi Flesch
Jan 07, 2025
#147 - The BBC: Biased Broadcasting Corporation - The Insiders View feat. Trevor Asserson
Dec 26, 2024
#146 - Vienna I -19th Century: Friends or Enemies?
Dec 18, 2024
#145 - Chanukah, the West & the ICC Judgement
Dec 05, 2024
#144 - The Rothschilds III - Five Brothers
Nov 27, 2024
#143 - The Rothschilds II - Mayer Amschel: Founder of a Dynasty
Nov 19, 2024
#142 - The Rothschilds I - Mayer Amschel: Unusual Origins
Nov 12, 2024
#141 - Why History?
Nov 02, 2024
#140 - The Greatest Fundraisers in History
Oct 29, 2024
#139 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky II – Clashes, Victories & Losses
Oct 14, 2024
#138 - Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky I - Rosh Hashana Episode
Oct 01, 2024
#137 - Medieval England II - Apostates, Criminals & Leaders
Sep 24, 2024
#136 - Medieval England I - Promise, Opportunity & Betrayal
Sep 17, 2024
#135 - Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)
Sep 10, 2024
#134 - Tisha B'Av Episode - The Hideout in Slovakia
Aug 12, 2024
#133 - Holocaust Identities IV - The Church, The Red Cross & Nuremberg
Aug 11, 2024
#132 - Holocaust Identities III - Hitler’s Olympics, Nation & Church
Aug 05, 2024
#131 - Holocaust Identities II – Secret Soldiers Part 2
Jul 28, 2024
#130 - Holocaust Identities I - Secret Soldiers Part 1
Jul 22, 2024
#129 - Rabbi Akiva Eger II - Rulings, Plague & Portrait
Jul 11, 2024
#128 - Rabbi Akiva Eger I - Genius, Battles & Compassion
Jun 25, 2024
#127 - Kabbalah II - Heresy : Spain 1290-1350
Jun 14, 2024
#126 - Kabbalah I - Controversy : Spain 1250-1295
Jun 02, 2024
#125 - Spanish Jewry III - Targets of Resentment: Prominent Jewish Figures in Spain
May 24, 2024
#124 - Spanish Jewry II - The Golden Age : Poetry, Power and Politics
May 17, 2024
#123 - Spanish Jewry I - The Dark Ages: The Forced Conversion of the Jews
May 07, 2024
#122 - Responsa in History III
Apr 24, 2024
#121 - Financial Responsa in History II - Shuls, Politics & Power (feat. Dayan Y Posen)
Apr 12, 2024
#120 - Financial Responsa in History I - Taxes, Charity & Freedom (feat. Dayan Y Hool)
Apr 02, 2024
#119 - Yishmael vs Yisrael X – A personal account in Gaza
Mar 26, 2024
#118 - Douglas Murray - Raw Opinion on the Israel Conflict
Mar 18, 2024
#117 - The Karaites III - Unusual Episodes
Mar 10, 2024
#116 - The Karaites II - Forgeries & History
Feb 25, 2024
#115 - The Karaites I - Origins & Practices
Feb 14, 2024
#114 - 500 Years Ago: February 1524
Feb 06, 2024
#113 - Yishmael vs Yisrael IX - The Father of a Hostage
Jan 31, 2024
#112 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VIII - The ICJ
Jan 23, 2024
#111 - The Letters Which Made History - Part III
Jan 18, 2024
#110 - The Letters Which Made History - Part II
Jan 10, 2024
#109 - The Letters Which Made History - Part I
Jan 04, 2024
#108 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VII - Vital Answers for Difficult Times (feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Dec 26, 2023
#107 - Yishmael vs Yisrael VI - The Harder Questions II (feat. Lord David Wolfson KC)
Dec 15, 2023
#106 - Yishmael vs Yisrael V - The Harder Questions I (feat. R’ Yitzchok Breitowitz)
Dec 05, 2023
#105 - Yishmael vs Yisrael IV - The Hostages (feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Nov 22, 2023
#104 - London Through the Eyes of the Curious
Nov 09, 2023
#103 - Rambam III - The Final Years
Nov 08, 2023
#102 - Yishmael vs Yisrael III - Mesiras Nefesh (feat. Rabbi Y.Y Jacobson)
Oct 31, 2023
#101 - Yishmael vs Yisrael II - The Israeli - Arab Conflict
Oct 19, 2023
#100 - Yishmael vs Yisrael I - A Biblical Conflict
Oct 17, 2023
#99 - Rambam II - Egypt
Oct 10, 2023
#98 - Rambam I - The Early Years
Oct 06, 2023
#97 - The French Revolution III (1799-1808)
Sep 12, 2023
#96 - The French Revolution II (1789-1799)
Sep 05, 2023
#95 - The French Revolution I – The Prelude (1552-1788)
Aug 30, 2023
#94 - The Silent War IV - The Prosecutor
Jul 26, 2023
#93 - The Silent War III - Trading with the Enemy
Jul 19, 2023
#92 - The Silent War II - IBM’s Deceit
Jul 13, 2023
#91 - The Silent War I - Deceiving the Gestapo
Jul 04, 2023
#90 - The Sinai Revelation II (1312BCE) -  Challenges & Deniers
Jun 28, 2023
#89 - The Sinai Revelation I (1312BCE) - Exploding the Myths
Jun 26, 2023
#88 - The Maharam of Rottenberg II (1215-1307)
Jun 15, 2023
#87 - The Maharam of Rotenberg I (1215-1293) featuring Rabbi S.F Zimmerman
Jun 07, 2023
#86 - A Look Back at History
May 31, 2023
#85 - Budapest III (1686-1877) - The Hapsburg Years
May 24, 2023
#84 - Budapest II (1526-1686) - The Ottoman Era
May 17, 2023
#83 - Budapest I (1037-1526) - Kings, Money & Religion
May 10, 2023
#82 - The Unknown Genius III - Life on the Run
May 03, 2023
#81 - The Unknown Genius II - His Later Years
Apr 26, 2023
#80 - The Unknown Genius I - His Early Life
Apr 18, 2023
#79 - 17th Century Traitors IV - Aftermath: 350 Years of Chaos
Apr 03, 2023
#78 - 17th Century Traitors III - Spinoza Ex-communicated
Mar 22, 2023
#77 - 17th Century Traitors II - Shabbetai Tzvi (1665-1676)
Mar 14, 2023
#76 - 17th Century Traitors I - Shabbetai Tzvi (1626-1665)
Mar 01, 2023
#75 - The Vilna Gaon III - Leadership & Controversy
Feb 22, 2023
#74 - The Vilna Gaon II - When Heaven Intervened (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Feb 14, 2023
#73 - The Vilna Gaon I - An Introduction & a Mathematical Riddle (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Feb 08, 2023
#72 - Royal Family Conflicts & Jewish Consequences
Jan 29, 2023
#71 - Holocaust Reflections III - Swiss Gold
Jan 17, 2023
#70 - Holocaust Reflections II - The Theft
Jan 10, 2023
#69 - Holocaust Reflections I - The Undaunted
Jan 03, 2023
#68 - History of History for The Curious
Dec 19, 2022
#67 - What Happened to the Chashmona’im?
Dec 15, 2022
#66 - The Origins of Christianity III
Dec 06, 2022
#65 - The Origins of Christianity II
Nov 29, 2022
#64 - The Origins of Christianity I
Nov 23, 2022
#63 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers III
Nov 16, 2022
#62 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers II
Nov 08, 2022
#61 - The Jews & Britain’s Prime Ministers I
Nov 02, 2022
#60 - Printing IV - The Legacies
Oct 26, 2022
#59 - Printing III - Deceptions & Self-Deceptions
Oct 13, 2022
#58 - Printing II - The Printing Revolution
Sep 29, 2022
#57 - Printing I - All the King’s Men
Sep 20, 2022
#56 - Jews, Queens & Kings - A Special Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 14, 2022
#55 - Maharal of Prague II - (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Sep 06, 2022
#54 - Maharal of Prague I (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Aug 30, 2022
#53 - Holocaust V - Defying the Nazis
Aug 04, 2022
#52 - Holocaust IV - Collaborators & Opponents
Jul 31, 2022
#51 - The Holocaust III - Holocaust Denial: Why & Who cares?
Jul 21, 2022
#50 - The Holocaust II - Holocaust Denial: How & Who
Jul 19, 2022
#49 - The Holocaust I - Heroes & Villains
Jul 13, 2022
#48 - Venice II - The Personalities: 1516-1866
Jun 30, 2022
#47 - Venice I - The Origins: 1204-1516
Jun 21, 2022
#46 - Chasidus II -Leadership & Survival: 1772
Jun 12, 2022
#45 - Chasidus I -The Controversy: 1772
May 31, 2022
#44 - Genizah IV - Poetry, Government & the European Saga
May 24, 2022
#43 - Geniza III - Pre-Nups, Politics & Palestine
May 17, 2022
#42 - Geniza II - The Contents
May 10, 2022
#41 - Geniza I - The Scandals
May 03, 2022
#40 - Pesach II - War & Peace
Apr 26, 2022
#39 - Pesach I - Unusual Texts
Apr 19, 2022
#38 - Ramchal II - Amsterdam 1736 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Apr 07, 2022
#37 - Ramchal I - Italy 1707 (featuring Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz)
Apr 01, 2022
#36 - 16th Century Poland IV - The Legend & the Council
Mar 23, 2022
#35 - 16th Century Poland III - Understanding Ukraine & and the Identity of Ashkenazim
Mar 15, 2022
#34 - 16th Century Poland II - The Maharshal & The Rema
Mar 02, 2022
#33 - 16th Century Poland I - Roots & Origins
Feb 22, 2022
#32 - Purim Kattan II - Casablanca, Prague & Rhodes 1620-1944
Feb 16, 2022
#31 - Purim Kattan I- The Soviet Union & Cairo: 1524-1954
Feb 08, 2022
#30 - Provence IV - Faith & Perseverance: 1305-1791
Feb 01, 2022
#29 - Provence III - The Controversies: 1191-1305
Jan 25, 2022
#28 - Provence II - Scholars & Opponents: 1150-1200
Jan 18, 2022
#27 - Provence I - Independence & Courage :330-1860
Jan 11, 2022
#26 - Time III - The Holocaust Calendars: 1944
Dec 13, 2021
#25 - Time II - The Schism: 921-923
Dec 08, 2021
#24 - Time I - The Journey: 882
Nov 30, 2021
#23 - Political intrigues III - London: 1655
Nov 23, 2021
#22 - Political intrigues II - Italy: 1556
Nov 16, 2021
#21 - Political Intrigues I - Paris: 1894
Nov 11, 2021
#20 - American Beginnings V - The Passport: 1911
Nov 04, 2021
#19 - American Beginnings IV - The Immigrant: 1905
Oct 26, 2021
#18 - American Beginnings III - The Passage: 1881
Oct 19, 2021
#17 - American Beginnings II - California: 1851
Oct 12, 2021
#16 - American Beginnings I- The Jewish Spy: 1776
Oct 05, 2021
#15 - Controversial Prayers III- The Angels 1609
Sep 23, 2021
#14 - Controversial Prayers II - Amsterdam 1708
Sep 14, 2021
#13 - Controversial Prayers I - The Czar: 1861
Sep 01, 2021
#12 - Prague IV - The Edict of Tolerance: 1782
Aug 26, 2021
#11 - Prague III - The Exile: 1745
Aug 17, 2021
#10 - Prague II - The Priest: 1726
Aug 04, 2021
#9 - Prague I- The Books: 1704
Jul 20, 2021
#8 - Holocaust Dilemmas III- The Fugitive: 1944
Jul 14, 2021
#7 - Holocaust Dilemmas II- The Kapo: 1943
Jul 07, 2021
#6 - Holocaust Dilemmas I - The Rabbi: 1941
Jun 29, 2021
#5 - Scandals in UK IV- The Chancellor: 1912 pt.2/2
Jun 21, 2021
#4 - Scandals in UK IV- The Chancellor: 1912 pt.1/2
Jun 15, 2021
#3 - Scandals in UK III- The Renegade: 1817
Jun 08, 2021
#2 - Scandals in UK II - The Cherem: 1705
May 31, 2021
#1 - Scandals in UK I- The Coins: 1278
May 26, 2021