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Wednesday, December 25 • 18:20 - 19:20
What was new in 2013? Jewish history

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At last the riveting BBC series 'The History of the Jews' featured one of our great historians coming home to his roots. Balancing the pro-Zionist Schama, the Beeb also showed 'Searching for Exile' - a de-bunking of Zionist mythmaking. Meanwhile Israeli academics are still searching for the real Baal Shem Tov with a wonderful book from Moshe Idel
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Michael Pollak

PaJeS (Partnerships for Jewish Schools) / UJIA
Michael Pollak is particularly interested in Jewish thought and Jewish texts. Having studied at Chevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem and subsequently at the London School of Economics he now works for the UJIA and PaJeS as a consultant in Jewish secondary education. He is also a consultant... Read More →

Wednesday December 25, 2013 18:20 - 19:20 GMT
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