Sparks of History

The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank Who really Killed Mary Phagan? Why was Leo Frank Accused? Was the trial a second Dreyfus Affair? How did the mob kidnap Leo Frank from prison? How was Leo Frank lynched? Anti-Semitism in America? - Leo Frank

The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank Who really Killed Mary Phagan? Why was Leo Frank Accused? Was the trial a second Dreyfus Affair? How did the mob kidnap Leo Frank from prison? How was Leo Frank lynched? Anti-Semitism in America? - Leo Frank

 P rofessor Richard Overy, University of Exeter   Internationally renowned scholar of World War 2   Fellow, British Academy & Royal Historical Society   Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War   Is it correct to say that World War 2 took place just between 1939-1945?   What were the different types of wars fought during WW2?   What were the main causes for th...

 P rofessor Richard Overy, University of Exeter   Internationally renowned scholar of World War 2   Fellow, British Academy & Royal Historical Society   Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War   Is it correct to say that World War 2 took place just between 1939-1945?   What were the different types of wars fought during WW2?   What were the main causes for th...

The Dead Sea Scrolls – Mystery Solved!     The Dead Sea Scrolls, an unparalleled archeological treasure, remains a mystery for many.   Join Sparks of History, as Professor Lawrence Schiffman, acclaimed, “celebrated specialist” on the Dead Sea Scrolls, unravels the mystery behind the scrolls.     When and how were the Dead Sea scrolls discovered?   What are the main gr...

The Dead Sea Scrolls – Mystery Solved!     The Dead Sea Scrolls, an unparalleled archeological treasure, remains a mystery for many.   Join Sparks of History, as Professor Lawrence Schiffman, acclaimed, “celebrated specialist” on the Dead Sea Scrolls, unravels the mystery behind the scrolls.     When and how were the Dead Sea scrolls discovered?   What are the main gr...

Rabbi Jacob Yaakov Emden Early Influences - Major Scholarly Works - Impact of Shabtai Tzvi - Controversy with Yaakov Eybeshutz - Sabbatean Movement -  Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter Senior Scholar & Professor, Yeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future Dean, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute, 2000-2005 Rabbi, Jewish Center, Manhattan; Young Israel Sharon, Massachusetts  

Rabbi Jacob Yaakov Emden Early Influences - Major Scholarly Works - Impact of Shabtai Tzvi - Controversy with Yaakov Eybeshutz - Sabbatean Movement -  Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter Senior Scholar & Professor, Yeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future Dean, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute, 2000-2005 Rabbi, Jewish Center, Manhattan; Young Israel Sharon, Massachusetts  

Fake News! Government Conspiracy! Today’s headlines scream these words. But is this really a new phenomenon? Professor Sir Richard Evans, award winning historian and expert on the Third Reich, brilliantly analyzes five Nazi conspiracies. Protocols of the Elders of Zion· Stab in the Back· Reichstag Fire· Rudolph Hess Flight· Hitler Escapes the Bunker  

Fake News! Government Conspiracy! Today’s headlines scream these words. But is this really a new phenomenon? Professor Sir Richard Evans, award winning historian and expert on the Third Reich, brilliantly analyzes five Nazi conspiracies. Protocols of the Elders of Zion· Stab in the Back· Reichstag Fire· Rudolph Hess Flight· Hitler Escapes the Bunker  

Rabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents American Jewish Education Origins of YU, JTS, HUC Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan

Rabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents American Jewish Education Origins of YU, JTS, HUC Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan

Then They Came for Me - Martin Niemoller The Pastor Who Defied the Nazis First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no o...

Then They Came for Me - Martin Niemoller The Pastor Who Defied the Nazis First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—      Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no o...

Mark R. Cheathem – Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson, Southerner “An excellent book and must-have for anyone with an interest in the seventh president…Highly recommended.” – CHOICE Professor, Cumberland University Award winning author and editor of American history: • The Coming of Democracy: Presidential Campaigning in the Age of Jackson. • Jacksonian and Antebellum Age: People and Perspectives Proje...

Mark R. Cheathem – Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson, Southerner “An excellent book and must-have for anyone with an interest in the seventh president…Highly recommended.” – CHOICE Professor, Cumberland University Award winning author and editor of American history: • The Coming of Democracy: Presidential Campaigning in the Age of Jackson. • Jacksonian and Antebellum Age: People and Perspectives Proje...

Professor Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, author of Maria Theresa, The Empress in her Times, and rector at the Berlin Institute for Advanced Studies provides her fascinating perspective on Maria Theresa, one of history's most compelling figures. What was Maria Theresa's background? Why was Maria Theresa a compelling figure? What made her successful? What was her attitude towards the Jewish people?...

Professor Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger, author of Maria Theresa, The Empress in her Times, and rector at the Berlin Institute for Advanced Studies provides her fascinating perspective on Maria Theresa, one of history's most compelling figures. What was Maria Theresa's background? Why was Maria Theresa a compelling figure? What made her successful? What was her attitude towards the Jewish people?...

Susan Ronald - The Ambassador, Joseph P. Kennedy, At the Court of St. James 1938-1940 Susan Ronald -Award Winning author • Conde Nast • A Dangerous Woman • Hitler’s Art Thief • Heretic Queen  

Susan Ronald - The Ambassador, Joseph P. Kennedy, At the Court of St. James 1938-1940 Susan Ronald -Award Winning author • Conde Nast • A Dangerous Woman • Hitler’s Art Thief • Heretic Queen  

Noted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon. What made Napoleon such a unique, pivotal world ruler? What was Napoleon's lasting legacy? How did Napoleon view the Jewish people? What was behind Napoleon's attempt to set up a Jewish Supreme Court, Sanhedrin?  

Noted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon. What made Napoleon such a unique, pivotal world ruler? What was Napoleon's lasting legacy? How did Napoleon view the Jewish people? What was behind Napoleon's attempt to set up a Jewish Supreme Court, Sanhedrin?  

Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations unmasks Josef Mengele David G. Marwell – Mengele, Unmasking the “Angel of Death” - President of the Leo Baeck Institute New York|Berlin - Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations, 1980’s - Former director, Museum of Jewish History, New York City - Berlin Document Cente...

Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations unmasks Josef Mengele David G. Marwell – Mengele, Unmasking the “Angel of Death” - President of the Leo Baeck Institute New York|Berlin - Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations, 1980’s - Former director, Museum of Jewish History, New York City - Berlin Document Cente...

Professor Andrei Zorin, Professor and chair of Russian at the University of Oxford, and award winning author of Leo Tolstoy, Critical Times, offers his unique deeply researched perspective on the life and times of Leo Tolstoy. What were the main influences on Tolstoy? What social positions did Tolstoy advocate? What made Tolstoy such a historic writer? How did Tolstoy view Jews and the Jewish peop...