Heritage: Civilization and the Jews

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.

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...

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

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

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