List of episodes of the series «The Story of the Jews»

  • Seasons count: 1
  • Episodes count: 5
  • Total viewing time: 5 h.
In the Beginning
Release date: 9/1/2013

In the Beginning

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
Among Believers
Release date: 9/8/2013

Among Believers

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
A Leap of Faith
Release date: 9/15/2013

A Leap of Faith

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Over the Rainbow
Release date: 9/22/2013

Over the Rainbow

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.
Return
Release date: 9/29/2013

Return

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode duration: 60 min.
  • Episode description:
    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.