About - Faith & Fate - Dawn of the Century

Faith & Fate focuses on how the events of the 20th century impacted on the Jewish people - and how the Jewish people impacted on the century. The series explores how the survival of the Jewish people defied the ravages and challenges of over 40 centuries. It includes original historical clips and photographs rarely seen. By combining the historical videos and the productivity tools on the second accompanying DVD the student and researcher has the tools needed to explore and understand the events that effect us to this very day.



Features - Faith & Fate - Dawn of the Century

• Introduction to the Jewish Nation:
• The “Big Picture:" Who are We? / Where are We?
• Life under the European & Ottoman Empire
• A New World / The Philosophy of America
• The Russian / Japanese War
• The Peoples Revolt (1905)
• The Scapegoat – The Jews
• The Pogroms of Europe / Russia
• Jewish Emigration from Russia
• The Search for a Better Life in America
• Russian Oppression
• Searching for Solutions
• The Enlightenment
• The Haskalah
• What is a Jew?
• The Challenge of Judaism
• Judaism – Alive and Well in Europe
• The Mussar Movement
• Zionism  -  Theodore Herzl & Western European Opposition
• Conflicts over Zionism  -
• The Old Yeshuv & The New Yeshuv
• The Sefardim - Winds of Change
• The Working Class Struggle - The Bund
• The Challenges of America - Making Judaism Relevant
• Sefardim meet the Ashkenazim
• Success of Earlier Immigrants - Problems facing New Immigrants
• Religious & Ideological Differences in America - New & Traditional Definitions of Judaism
• Preparing for new challenges as the World changes

Features on DVD #1:

• 60 minute historical DVD in B&W and Color
• Many rarely seen photos from private collections
• Narration and Explanation of each event
• Original Sound Track & special effects
• Ability to navigate DVD by Events or by Chapter.

Features on DVD #2:

• Photo Archive - Downloadable & Printable
• 26 Videos - downloadable Videos
• Biographies - Copy & Paste
• Quick Read Summaries
• Additional Resource Listings
• Trace your own Roots
• Jewish Family Tree Tools & Resources

Author's Note: “What makes this series so unique is that it puts Jewish history into perspective. We can see ourselves in the ‘big picture’ - how we fit into nearly 4,100 years of Jewish survival. Who are we as Jews? How, and why we have survived so long? What is our purpose? And what is Jewish Destiny? It tells us - especially our children, and our grandchildren, that despite the trials and tragedies, there are triumphs - and that knowing where we come from - will help us understand where we are going” Rabbi Berel Wein

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