The story of the Jews. Episode 2, Among believers [electronic resource] / written & presented by Simon Schama ; series producer, Tim Kirby ; an Oxford Film and Television production for BBC and Thirteen in association with WNET ; producer and director, Tim Kirby ; producer, Charlotte Sacher.

Other Title:

Academic Video Online.

Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2014.

Format/Description:

Video
1 online resource (56 minutes)

Subjects:

Jews -- History.

Form/Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Language:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Simon Schama's epic series continues with the story of medieval Jews struggling to preserve their identity - and sometimes their lives - under the rule of Christianity and Islam. Whether labeled 'Christ-killers' by the Christians or 'dhimmi' (non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic community) by the Muslims, diaspora Jews built new lives and invented new ways of being Jewish in exile in the face of discrimination, blood-libels and persecution interspersed with periods of tolerance, protection and peaceful co-existence. Drawing on some of the extraordinary documents they left behind, this episode offers a vivid portrait of Jewish bankers, merchants, doctors, poets and artists flourishing in Lincoln, Cordoba, Venice and Cairo and tells the heart-rending story of their mass expulsion from Spain in 1492.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).

Contributor:

Schama, Simon, host.
Kirby, Tim, producer, director.
Sacher, Charlotte, producer.
Alexander Street Press.
Oxford Film and Television, production company.

Other format:

Original version:

OCLC:

954043566

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to streaming video
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1930497

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