History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast

Who was he? When was he actually born? Why was he crucified? And how did 2.3 billion people become his followers?

This podcast is required listening for any Jew. 

The Jew Bill 1753

A perfectly harmless Act of Parliament becomes the launch pad for a war against the Jews of England. In the streets, the press, and Whitehall.

Faced by a wall of opposition, Parliament moves to restrict the freedom of the Jews....  But all is far from lost.

Is there an international Jewish conspiracy?

Why did England's Jews move away from Orthodoxy without Haskallah or Reform.

Were Jews involved in crime during the 1700s? And who was the Jewish wife of the P.M.? 

British Jewry has lived through 56 Prime Ministers.

Some have supported us. Others hid their anti-semitism behind policy. And then there were those who simply abandoned us.

But surprisingly, repentance would still be on the cards for a few.

Why did the Russian Czar and the US army finance different printings of the Talmud over the course of a century?

Who was the Widow Romm?

And who was the 12 year old type-setter looking for a husband?

Who creates fakes and who has been taken in by them?

Why was the first English  translation of the Talmud so controversial?

And a challenge for our listeners…

Why did the world change with the printing press? Why were mistakes included and were they deliberate ?

Who censored the Rama?

Why would the King of Poland order Jews to buy Sefarim? What was so unusual about Yiddish printing…. and did The Queen live because of a 1938 blessing?

Elizabeth II: A century of life & 70 years of service. Historical Reflections & Personal Recollections of Britain’s monarchy.

Aged over 70, he is yet to be elected as the Rov of Prague.

So what is his actual connection? Why did his son leave town? Where did the Maharal spend Yom Kippur in 1602?

...And a key insight into the teachings and ideas of the Maharal.