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Tag: Napoleon

0 History Politics

Napoleon's 1808 Imperial Decree on Jewish Names

Jewish History Lectures · 5 Sep

Napoleon's 1808 Imperial Decree was an effort to assimilate and regulate the Jewish population in post-revolutionary France by mandating that Jews adopt fixed surnames.

0 History Politics

Napoleon's 12 questions to the Jews of France

Jewish History Lectures · 22 Aug

In this video, the narrator explores the historical context of Napoleon's engagement with the Jewish communities of France during the early 19th century.

0 Culture Television/Film

Widow Cliquot review: ‘more prosecco than champagne’

Jewish Chronicle · 14 Aug

"Widow Cliquot" is a film that depicts the story of Barbe Nicole Cliquot, who fought against champagne chauvinism in a male-dominated industry after her husband's death.

0 History Jewish Law

#191 - The Baal HaTanya in Liadi & Attitude Towards the French Russian War of 1812

Jewish History Uncensored · 24 May

The episode explores how the Baal HaTanya, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, ended up in Liadi instead of returning to his hometown of Liozna, and why he supported the Russians over the French during the 1812 invasion.

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Exploring ‘The Archive’

Tablet Podcasts in Tablet · 13 Apr 2023

Unorthodox, a podcast, has started a new segment called "The Archive," where host Liel Leibovitz visits the National Library of Israel and talks with curators about their most prized items.

0 History Gender/Identity

Babatha: The Jewish Mom of Ancient Times

Jewish History Nerds · 19 Jan 2023

The podcast episode discusses Babatha, an ancient Jewish woman who, despite being unremarkable, shed light on 2nd century Judea through documents found in her abandoned handbag 2,000 years ago.

0 History Gender/Identity

Does 'Liberte, Fraternite, Egalite' Include Jews?

Jewish History Nerds · 23 Nov 2022

In a Jewish History Nerds podcast episode, the hosts discuss Napoleon's deliberations on whether Jews could be French citizens during the French Revolution.

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A Black Angel With a Pin in His Hand

Abraham Sutzkever in Tablet · 15 Jul 2021

This text tells the story of Moyshe-Itzke, an anointed writer who believes he will live forever.