History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast
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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Frühere Episoden
- #169: Holocaust Shadows III - The Survivor 30.07.2025
- #168: Holocaust Shadows II - The Forgeries 23.07.2025
- #167: Holocaust Shadows I: The Forger 18.07.2025
- #166: Jerusalem III : 1099-1568 10.07.2025
- #165: Jerusalem II: 638-1098 27.06.2025
- #164: Jerusalem I: 70-636CE 19.06.2025
- #163: Oral Law II - Who is Right? Who is a Scholar? 12.06.2025
- #162: Oral Law I (Torah She'Baal Peh) - Definitions 30.05.2025
- #161 - Mavericks II : Villains & Heroes 21.05.2025
- #160 - Mavericks I: Crime in the USA 11.05.2025
- #159 - Eruv II : The Controversies 02.05.2025
- #158 - Eruv I : The History 27.04.2025
- #157 - The Russian Empire V – Genius, Identity & Revolution 08.04.2025
- #156 - The Russian Empire IV - Freedom, Poverty & Pogroms 26.03.2025
- #155 - The Russian Empire III - Fight or Flight? 19.03.2025
- #154 - The Russian Empire II – Persecution, Heroism & Informers 11.03.2025
- #153 - The Russian Empire I - Origins, Conquest & Confinement 03.03.2025
- #152 - Jewish Physicians III – Ottoman Vignettes and Halachic Questions feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz 13.02.2025
- #151 - Jewish Physicians II - China & the Middle East feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz 06.02.2025
- #150 - Jewish Physicians I - European Challenges feat. Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz 29.01.2025
