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Heritage: Civilization and the Jews

Heritage: Civilization and the Jews (1984)

October. 01,1984

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Heritage: Civilization and the Jews

Acclaimed PBS series that recounts the history of the Jewish people from its origins to the current day. The series was written and narrated by the late Abba Eban, an Israeli historian and statesman.

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Heritage: Civilization and the Jews

1984

Acclaimed PBS series that recounts the history of the Jewish people from its origins to the current day. The series was written and narrated by the late Abba Eban, an Israeli historian and statesman.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1984

9 Episode

Episode 1 - A People Is Born: 3800-586 BCE

October. 01,1984

Episode 1 covers the period of the Bible, the life and culture in the ancient Near East and how it was a factor in the idea of monotheism, up to the period of the Babylonian exile.

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Episode 2 - The Power of the World: 586-72 CE

October. 08,1984

Episode 2 covers destruction of Babylonia by the Persians to the time of the Roman Empire, including the Hellenistic period, the rise of the Hasmonean state, and the destruction of Judea and the second temple.

Episode 3 - The Shaping of Traditions: 30-732

October. 15,1984

Episode 3 covers Jewish history during the centuries of the rise and spread of Christianity and Islam, in both the Near East and Europe.

Episode 4 - The Crucible of Europe: 732-1492

October. 22,1984

Episode 4 covers the Carolingian empire in the 10th century to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

Episode 5 - Search for Deliverance: 1492-1789

October. 29,1984

Episode 5 covers Jewish history from the time of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain to the French Revolution in 1789.

Episode 6 - Roads from the Ghetto: 1789-1925

November. 05,1984

Episode 6 covers 19th century Europe, the time of nationalism, industrialism, romanticism, and socialism, and of massive Jewish emigration from Europe and the growth of Zionism.

Episode 7 - The Golden Land: 1654-1930s

November. 12,1984

Episode 7 covers the history of Jews in America from colonial times to the time of the Depression and the contributions of Jews to American society.

Episode 8 - Out of the Ashes: 1919-1947

November. 19,1984

Episode 8 covers the history of European Jewry after World War I up through the rise and spread of fascism, the Nazi era and World War II.

Episode 9 - Into the Future: 1880-1990s

November. 26,1984

Episode 9 covers the history of the Jews after World War II and the devastating effects of the Nazi Holocaust.

Acclaimed PBS series that recounts the history of the Jewish people from its origins to the current day. The series was written and narrated by the late Abba Eban, an Israeli historian and statesman.