New BBC series on Jewish history

A BBC SERIES ON JEWISH HISTORY is coming in 2012:

Schama to front BBC Jewish history series

Thursday, February 24 2011, 11:37am EST
By Andrew Laughlin, Technology Reporter [Digital Spy]

Academic and TV presenter Simon Schama is to front a new series on BBC Two documenting the incredible history of the Jews.

In the five-part series, titled The History Of The Jews, Schama will explore the 4,000 years of Jewish history from the Ancient Israelites to the impact of the Jewish people on the modern world.

Discussing the series, Schama said that any historian would want to tell the "epic story" of the Jewish people on Earth.

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