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The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

Spanning millennia, this history of the Jewish people explores how a small group who started as desert nomads overcame countless obstacles to survive to the present day. From slavery to the loss of their homeland; from exile to anti-Semitism; from pogroms to near annihilation in the Holocaust, how did the Jews endure while so many other communities vanished? The answers are surprising.

The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

58m 20s

Spanning millennia, this history of the Jewish people explores how a small group who started as desert
nomads overcame countless obstacles to survive to the present day. From slavery to the loss of their
homeland; from exile to anti-Semitism; from pogroms to near annihilation in the Holocaust, how did the
Jews endure while so many other communities vanished? The answers are surprising.

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    The Jewish People: A Story of Survival

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    Spanning millennia, this history of the Jewish people explores how a small group who started as desert
    nomads overcame countless obstacles to survive to the present day. From slavery to the loss of their
    homeland; from exile to anti-Semitism; from pogroms to near annihilation in the Holocaust, how did the
    Jews endure while so many other communities vanished? The answers are surprising.

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