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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.

0 History Jewish Law

The Sabbatean Accusations Against Chassidus

Jewish History Uncensored · 5 Jan

Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein explores the second arrest of the Baal Tanya and the Sabbatean accusations against the Chassidic movement, illustrating the complex nature of Jewish leadership under Russian rule.

0 History Jewish Law

Release of the Baal Tanya & the Second Arrest

Jewish History Uncensored · 28 Dec 2023

This episode explores the historical significance of the Baal Tanya's two arrests by Russian authorities, analyzing the legal and cultural hurdles he faced, including accusations of revolutionary activity and involvement in Kabbalah.

0 History Antisemitism

Fateless: The Beilis Trial a Century Later

Steven J. Zipperstein in Jewish Review of Books · 9 Dec 2014

In the Fateless: The Beilis Trial a Century Later, the text discusses Mendel Beilis's notorious trial in 1913, accused of a blood libel murder in Tsarist Russia.

0 History Antisemitism

Menachem Beilis 'Blood Libel' Case Gets a New Hearing

Forward · 17 Feb 2014

The article discusses the Menachem Beilis "Blood Libel" case that took place in Tsarist Russia over 100 years ago, where Beilis, a Jewish man, was wrongly accused of murdering a 13-year-old Christian boy.

0 History Communities

Where To: America or Palestine? Simon Dubnov’s Memoir of Emigration Debates in Tsarist Russia

Simon Dubnov in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

Simon Dubnov, a prominent Jewish historian and public intellectual in Russia, explores the debates surrounding Jewish emigration from Russia in the late 19th century.