The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama

2014 • PBS
4.5
29 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (5)

1 StoryoftheJews - In the Beginning
3/24/14
Season-only
From PBS - Simon Schama begins his exploration of the Jewish story at the start, 3,000 years ago.
2 StoryoftheJews - Among Believers
3/24/14
Season-only
From PBS - How medieval Jews struggled to preserve their identity under Christian and Islamic rule.
3 A Leap of Faith
4/1/14
Season-only
From PBS - How the enlightenment allowed Jews to integrate into modern European culture and commerce.
4 Over the Rainbow
4/1/14
Season-only
From PBS - How the Jewish people of Eastern Europe made their mark on the modern world.
5 Return
4/1/14
Season-only
From PBS - How the Holocaust and the creation of Israel have changed what it means to be Jewish.

About this show

From PBS - Simon Schama presents an epic five-part series exploring the extraordinary story of the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day. Drawing on original scholarship and Schama's own family history, this is a story that is at once deeply historical and utterly contemporary, taking viewers on a journey from the Biblical past to tomorrow's front pages.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
29 reviews
Pam Lavoie
April 10, 2014
As I get older my c faith gets a little more getting ready for the next life, if there's is a place of peace and no worrys-,
A Google user
September 2, 2014
Great film series
Laura Gaudet
January 16, 2015
This was good