- Created By
- First Aired on
Sep 01, 2013
- Popularity: 5.5317
- 3 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Baltic Film Services
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Sep 29, 2013
Last episode: Return
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes
Series 1
Aired
Episode 1In the Beginning60 min
Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
Episode 2Among Believers60 min
Simon 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.
Episode 3A Leap of Faith60 min
Simon 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.
Episode 4Over the Rainbow60 min
Simon 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.
Episode 5Return60 min
Simon Schama takes a look at how the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish in modern times.
