The Story of the Jews (TV series)

The Story of the Jews
GenreHistory documentary
Based onThe Story of the Jews by Simon Schama
Directed byTim Kirby
Presented bySimon Schama
Production
Executive producerNicolas Kent
ProducerTim Kirby
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The Story of the Jews is a television series, in five parts, presented by British historian Simon Schama. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013[1] and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014.[2]

It is based on Schama's book of the same title,[3] which is being published in three volumes. The first volume, Finding the Words 1000BCE – 1492CE,[4] was published in September 2013.[5] The second volume, entitled Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900, was published by Bodley Head in October 2017.[6]

  1. ^ "The Story of the Jews". BBC Two. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama". PBS. 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Simon Schama Jewish history book up for literary prize". BBC News. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ^ Schama, Simon: The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000BCE – 1492CE (2013), Bodley Head, ISBN 978-1847921321
  5. ^ Frazer, Jenni (28 August 2013). "Making a history of UK Jews for the BBC was so daunting, reveals Simon Schama". The Jewish Chronicle. London. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  6. ^ Frazer, Jenni (3 October 2017). "Simon Schama: Speaking for the dead". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 5 October 2017.