Moses Mendelssohn | The Story of the Jews

Antisemitism | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama looks at the Jewish population of Paris at a time of resurgent French nationalism.

Balfour Declaration | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama explains the background to Zionism and the Balfour Agreement.

Das Judenthum in der Musik | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the hostile Das Judenthum in der Musik by Wagner.

Early Judeo-Muslim relations | The Story of the Jews

In Medieval Cairo and much of the Mediterranean, Jews lived and flourished under Muslim rule despite many restrictions.

Faisal | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the role that King Faisal of Iraq played in Jewish people settling in Palestine.

Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama visits the Hand in Hand School in Jerusalem where Jewish and Arab students are educated together.

Hasidism | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the origins, beliefs and practices of Hasidic Judaism.

Holy Land | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates the forced expansion of Israel in the West Bank.

Hosanna | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama describes Jewish weddings in Eastern European shtetl.

Jewish African-American Music | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates Jewish African American music.

Judaism and Hellanism | The Story of the Jews

A look at how Jewish culture changed through the influence of Hellenic culture but eventually remained intact.

Kibbutz | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama visits a Kibbutz that he worked on and explains the Socialist Zionist background to the movement.

Mishna | The Story of the Jews

The Jewish community at Sepphoris wrote the Mishna, converting oral tradition into law.

Nakba | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates the forced removal of Arab Palestinians from their land, in the expansion of Israel.

Palestine Israel Partition | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama discusses the UN decision to create a Palestine Israel Partition in 1947.

Passover | The Story of the Jews

The festival of Passover is one of the most important celebrations in the Jewish calendar.

Shtetl Jews | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama investigates photographs depicting Shtetl life.

St Paul | The Story of the Jews

The teachings of St Paul have had consequences for Jews as well as Christians.

Talmud Jews | The Story of the Jews

In Medieval Europe, new orders of monks were created to debate and try to convert the Jews.

The Barcelona Disputation | The Story of the Jews

In 1263, the Catholic Church organised a show trial against the Jews in Barcelona.

S3E1: Forces of Nature | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

The French Revolution sent shockwaves through Britain. While some watched transfixed, others were horrified. Si...

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, historian Simon Schama confronts the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession but ...

3: Picturing Paradise | Civilisations

Simon Schama explores the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of obser...

2: Among Believers | The Story of the Jews

Simon Schama examines the story of the medieval Jews and their struggle to preserve their identity under the rule of Christianity ...

6: Van Gogh | Simon Schama's Power of Art

Simon Schama investigates what drove Van Gogh to paint Wheat Field with Crows.