The Story of the Jews

Episode 2

Among Believers

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 3

A Leap of Faith

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 4

Over the Rainbow

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 5

Return

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.