Did a Christian censor help the Jews of Bohemia?
Who was Rav Sherira Gaon and why is the letter he wrote over 1,000 years ago, so important today?
What brought Jews to America in the 1600s?
And why did a Rabbi in Indiana write to the US Secretary of State - in Hebrew!?

Did a Christian censor help the Jews of Bohemia? Who was Rav Sherira Gaon and why is the letter he wrote over 1,000 years ago, so important today? What brought Jews to America in the 1600s? And why did a Rabbi in Indiana write to the US Secretary of State - in Hebrew!?

#109 - The Letters Which Made History - Part I

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.

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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.

History for the Curious 


The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast 


History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; the Cairo Geniza.  Meet The Russian Czar, Ramchal, Maharal, Maimonides, Churchill, Shabbetai Zvi and the Hapsburgs.

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