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History for the Curious – The Jewish History Podcast

#97 - The French Revolution III (1799-1808)

35 min • 12 september 2023

Having conquered much of Europe, Napoleon turned his attention to the Jews. Not by request but by demand; to make Jewish law compatible with France’s constitution.
The rabbis walked a tightrope to respond. And of course there’s the matter of 10,000s of documents that disappeared. How justifiable was it?

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