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Judaism - 2004

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Jewish Baroque Music

10/10/2004
Despite the inferior role of Jews in Christian society, Jewish musicians and composers were sought after by the royal courts of Europe.

Lost City at Ebla

22/08/2004
1000 years before Abraham, a civilization in Northern Syria flourished, with the first known Semitic language.

The Alhambra

11/07/2004
The last stronghold of Muslim Spain to fall to the Christians, The Alhambra is the huge fortress and palace that overlooks Granada.

The Mortara Affair

18/04/2004
In 1858 the abduction of a Jewish child by the Catholic Church became an international incident involving Pope Pius IX, Napoleon III and the Mortara family of Bologna. Edgardo Mortara became a symbol of the struggle in Italy between the Papal states and the secular forces of unification and religious liberty.

The Exodus Miracles - Fact or Fiction?

21/01/2004
Did the Red Sea really part before the Israelites? Why didn't the fire consume the Burning Bush? What was the Manna in the Wilderness? Distinguished British scientist, Colin Humphreys, examines the evidence and provides a remarkable account of "what really happened".

The Lost Tribes of Israel - Found

07/01/2004
Vanquished and dispersed by the Assyrians in the 8th Century BC, the Lost Tribes of Israel have "shown up" around the world ever since. Maoris, Africans, Native Americans, Japanese and the British - are just some of the groups that have claimed to be the Lost Tribes of Israel.