• History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast

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History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast

By: JLE
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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.
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Episodes
  • #148 - Vienna II - pre-WWI: Freud, Herzl & Rabbi Flesch

    #148 - Vienna II - pre-WWI: Freud, Herzl & Rabbi Flesch
    Jan 7 2025
    Why did Vienna produce so many revolutionary Jews? How Jewish was Freud? Was Herzl always a Zionist? Did the Beis Yakov movement actually start in Vienna rather than Krakow? Nathan Birnbaum created the term Zionism - why don’t we know more about him? What was Gustav Mahler’s epitaph on his tombstone?

    Chapters

    03:12 Jewish Identity vs Jewish Society

    06:04 Responses to Antisemitism: A Spectrum of Reactions

    09:00 Five Cultural Figures and Their Influence

    11:51 Theodor Herzl: From Assimilation to Zionism

    20:54 The Collision of Ideas: Herzl and Viennese Jewry

    23:50 Herzl's Proposals: Why they happened in Vienna

    30:09 Nathan Birnbaum: The Ideologue of Zionism

    35:24 Sigmund Freud: A Complex Jewish Identity

    39:14 Freud's Psychoanalysis: Does it have religious value?

    46:30 Rabbi Moshe David Flesch: A Voice for Jewish Women
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    55 mins
  • #147 - The BBC: Biased Broadcasting Corporation - The Insiders View feat. Trevor Asserson

    #147 - The BBC: Biased Broadcasting Corporation - The Insiders View feat. Trevor Asserson
    Dec 26 2024

    It has long been suspected that the BBC is anti-Israel and employs pro-Palestinian reporters and editors. But how do you prove suspicion? And how far does the betrayal go?

    Using objective forensic methodology and scientific analysis, a year long report was created by a team of researchers, spear-headed by Trevor Assesrson, that makes shocking reading and listening.

    Post-interview we then spoke to Rabbi Zev Leff, Rabbi Osher Weiss and others, to determine how we should react?

    https://asserson.co.uk/assersonreport/

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to Jewish History Podcast

    01:07 Media Bias and Its Impact on Jewish Identity

    03:25 Interview with Trevor Asserson: Uncovering BBC Bias

    05:45 The Findings of the Asserson Report

    10:06 Analysis of BBC Arabic Coverage

    12:28 BBC Arabic and Its Influence

    17:34 The BBC's Institutional Challenges

    19:30 Hamas's Strategy and Media Reporting

    24:24 BBC's Institutional Bias

    27:14 Freedom of Information and BBC Accountability

    32:20 Public Awareness and Criticism of the BBC

    39:37 The Challenge of Objectivity in Reporting

    40:34 Funding and Support for Continued Research

    46:34 Conclusion and

    Call to Action
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    51 mins
  • #146 - 19th Century Vienna - Friends or Enemies?

    #146 - 19th Century Vienna - Friends or Enemies?
    Dec 18 2024
    In the 1800s Vienna was one of the world's major cities, yet does not seem to have produced religious leadership? It nevertheless underwent a metamorphosis, which left it the victim of strong prejudice. Why did it experience such phenomenal growth in numbers and how - in just 4 decades - did Vienna become the centre of Jewish culture and science. What role did Rabbi Shmuel Yosef Bloch play?

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to Jewish History Podcast

    02:51 The Importance of Understanding Jewish History

    06:12 Effie's Insights on Rabbi Hirsch's Work

    07:05 Introduction to the Jews of Vienna

    08:33 Vienna's Jewish History and Community Dynamics

    10:29 Legal Status and Assimilation of Jews in Vienna

    13:52 The Rise of Jewish Influence in Vienna

    18:10 Anti-Semitism and Jewish Integration in Society

    21:06 The Complex Relationship Between Jews and Non-Jews

    24:00 Political Anti-Semitism and Its Consequences

    26:25 Internal Anti-Semitism and Community Dynamics

    28:45 The Crisis of Assimilation and Political Zionism

    30:13 Jewish Identity in Late 19th Century Vienna

    32:35 Religious Reform and Resistance in Vienna

    36:22 The Showdown of Reform and Orthodox Judaism

    43:30 Rabbi Yosef Schmuel Bloch: A Voice Against Anti-Semitism

    54:50 Vienna's Jewish Community: A Historical Overview
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    57 mins

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