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  1. About the list of official and unofficial languages of the PLC at 1:46, the date (1700) is important because until 1697 a form of Ruthenian retained an official status in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Also, I assume that Arabic is on the list of unofficial languages because it was the liturgic language for the Muslim Lipka Tatar community. An interesting fact is that this community also developed a new form of Arabic script to write in the Ruthenian (Old Belarusian) language, and also in Polish. BTW I was not expecting to see a cameo of Karolina Żebrowska, known to some as 'Meme Mom'. :)
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  2. 1. love the mustach of the new painting. 2. in the comments of the special I did write a source detailing Jewish history in Greenland 3. Also there are news on Paul Cohen, apperantly the only Jew in Greenland, but ig he was more of a tourist there
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  3. Very cool to see Martin Buber mentioned. I happen to have a signed letter he once wrote to my Grandmother!!
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  4. The adoption of the printing press by Jews at the time helped their ideas be spared much more easily. Consequently it also made watching your videos even more enjoyable and rewarding because of how everything seems to be so much more connected. Story lines are crossed with each other and affect one another in a way I have never seen. Really enjoyed the last few videos, your work is excellent!
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  5. Broke: Bending the teachings of Judaism to advance modern/medieval Christianity. Woke: Bending the teachings of Judaism to advance Neo-Platonism/Western Hermeticism.
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  6. Excelent video as always mate!
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  7. Yet another great video! The details of the Cantonist system were horrific but not at all surprising, very on-brand for the Russian Empie. Fun fact: among the Jewish soldiers fighting in the Polish November Uprising was Major Józef Berkowicz aka Joseph Berkovitz or Berkowitz, the son of Berek Joselewicz, mentioned twice previously in this series. Finding himself among the numerous Polish emigres after the fall of the uprising, he eventually settled in the UK. He interestingly published a novel: "Stanislaus or the Polish Lancer in the Suite of Napoleon, from the Island of Elbe". PS. What is the city flashing for a split second at 16:45, when you talked about Odessa's bad reputation?
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  8. it was an amazing experience to be working with you on this video, really love how the video came out!!! shana tova!!
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  9. I watched the UsefulCharts video and now am watching this one. I was already subscribed to both channels, but I like watching these ones that seem to relate to each other. Good luck with the new apartment! 😃
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  10. I love these surveys every year. You can see I'm only one out of the 7 viewers from Yorkshire, England. Sheffield to be exact, and I've promoted your channel to other Jews here but I can't say how many actually watch your videos.
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  11. Long time first time. Love this channel. I grew up Chabad Orthodox, and I was definitely taught to believe in a heaven/hell version of the afterlife (although really ethereal and more than two outcomes). I think jewish thought about the afterlife is extremely complex, diverse, and has probably changed a lot - even within the last century. But ya, Hillel and Shamai probably could have cared less about the soul after death.
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  12. 2:53 Haha! The bucket war! https://youtu.be/Q0dJNY32e2g I couldn't believe you are able to draw this atrocious map...
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  13. As the grandson of Samuel Schwarz, I would like to congratulate you for your story. Many thanks Joao
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  14. My grandmother grew up in one of the agrarian communities in New Jersey, in the 1920s and 1930s. Her parents, who had come from middle class and wealthy backgrounds, respectively, back in Poland and Russia found themselves flat broke with no access to money because they'd come as refugees and had to leave it all behind (so I'm told, anyway). They lived and worked on a chicken farm in one of these agrarian complexes for several years.
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  15. I hope you don't leave off this period here... Herod Agrippa was quite an interesting Judean noble / "king" that had some influence in Rome...there are a lot of Jewish and Roman sources about him...
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  16. Fun (?) fact that this video reminded me of: a number of Australian Aboriginals fought for the Australian Imperial Force during WWI despite enlistment being barred for those "not substancially of European origin or descent" at the start of the war (in 1917 it was amended to accept "half-castes" due to troop shortages), either by passing as white or through the cooperation of the medical officers who were supposed to enforce the rule. Many fought in Palestine.
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  17. Your episodes never cease to enlighten me. Well done!
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  18. Hollow Knight and the Russo-Japanese War are two things I never thought would be associated with each other but here we are listening to the prelude of the war with Lace playing in the background in a video about Jewish history
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  19. Wait a second, us isrealis only make 10%. How? Also im part of the recent 2000 subs that you got and i got your video as a very obscure suggestion and clicked on it. I was delightfully suprised to hear an objective historical representation of events which is hard to find regarding these events due to political reasons. I love your videos and would love to see a video about the currrent place judaism has in isreal society abd the conflict that rise between the secular and the haredim. If i had money i would support you but ubfortonatly im a soilder (also a good subject because in the army all groups intermingle and they place judaism has become painfully clear in positive and negetive ways)
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  20. Great story told with your classic narration
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  21. מקווה שזה בסדר לכתוב בעברית, יש לנו היסטוריה לא מוערכת אנשים לא מבינים שיש יותר היסטוריה מהורדוס רשע חשמונאים זה רע ולא יודעים את הרצף של התקופה תודה על סרטונים נפלאים על תקופה לא מוכרת בציבור
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  22. Yo, thanks for bringing up my silly comment!
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  23. I've watched every one of your history videos, and appreciate all the work you've put into them.
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  24. Hate to be "that guy" but Kitchener's ship struck a mine (a submarine laid mine, yes), not a torpedo (mines were no longer "torpedoes" this far along). I hadn't realized just how sensitive the British Army was to "foreign" volunteers early in the war (especially given how much they leaned on the dominions). Though I knew one of the "Lafayette" Pilots had been kicked out of the British Army before going pilot. By spring 1916, the Royal Flying Corps was offering Lieutenant's commissions after 30 days "trial" to volunteers for "aerial observer" (gunner in two-seater). And didn't notice when one of their "Canadian" truck drivers was a genuine American Bronco-Buster. Another "temporary gentleman" of note Claude Raines "I am shocked, SHOCKED!"
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  25. In graduate school, I took a course on Jews in the Mediterranean, which covered this topic, so as that was over a decade ago now, it was nice to have a refresher this morning!
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  26. It's great to have you back again!
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  27. This is genuinely one of the best channels on YouTube, and undoubtedly one of if not THE best history channel. The details and nuances and differences of perspective and overall specificity of the narrative of the history presented here is really fascinating. Weaving the story of the Jews into the stories of the world they lived in and were integral to is so much more interesting than the way non-Jewish historians have attempted to draw out some of this material and much of this story is largely ignored by much mainstream Euro-American history writing. I’m reminded what it was like when I first began to encounter Chinese history in China written from a Chinese perspective. Thank you for producing such high quality content and for taking the time to even correct your videos when necessary. That’s a commitment to rigour that is sorely missing among even the most respected academics.
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  28. Since you're obviously going for an Israelite/Judean take on Historia Civilis, what name do you think be fitting for the series? Toldot Hatarbut Ha'ivrit? Toldot Tarbut Ha'ivrim?
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  29. Thanks for the mention Sam, hopefully it won't be long until the first episode of Jewish Languages airs on my channel.
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  30. Another great video on the playlist! Here's hoping it helps push you beyond 3,000 subs!
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  31. I never thought when I first started your videos it would get to the point that they start to make me cry a little... This journey with you through history is a little bit special bro. Thanks
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  32. About the new format: I really liked the more personal aspect, but a challenge with these types of videos is always the quality of audio, which, if you like me have YouTube on in the background while you sow (or do other stuff), makes it a bit more difficult to keep up. I love the mix of cooking and history though, and the general vibe just felt really nice! :-)
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  33. 30 minutes The videos just keep getting better in quality, keep it up man!
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  34. I was wondering how in depth you were going. Glad to know the answer is very in depth.
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  35. This is really helpful explanation of a very complex period! Well done.
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  36. King Louis IX was canonized, and is the “Saint Louis” for whom the large American city is named. Barcelona has a “Calle Diputacio” commemorating the event.
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  37. Fascinating, geographically, do you know the demographic breakdown of Jews? Where were most Jews living before/after the crusades? Spain?
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  38. Super interesting video! Never really thought to look into this subject before
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  39. Nice video, I'm a huge fan of your work here from northern Brazil (Amazon rainforest), most of the jewish comunity here where I live are sephardic from Maroccan descent, I can't wait for the video about chassidut to come up, their sages and works were brilliant as well!
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  40. Nice job telling my grandfathers story. The story needs to be better known and you did a fine job telling it . Jay Beilis
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  41. Even before the January Uprising of 1863-1864 (the one very briefly mentioned at 3:40), there was a wave of protests and general unrest in Poland in 1861, in which Polish Jews took part and were among the victims - most famously among them was the young Jewish student Michał Landy, killed during a demonstration in Warsaw on April 8, 1861. Warsaw's rabbis Dow Ber Meisels and Izaak Kramsztyk took part in the joint funerals of the victims alongside the Catholic and Protestant clergy. You can see them depicted in the painting Funeral of the Five Fallen by Aleksander Lesser. These events were also the inspiration for the great Polish poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid (1821-1883) to write a very philosemitic poem entitled simply "Polish Jews (1861)". Edit: It bares some similarities to the speech of Cardinal Manning, quoted in the video. The death of Michał Landy was also later depicted by the Polish-Jewish artist Arthur (Artur) Szyk.
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  42. OH NO !! Last part ( for now)..... One of the greatest series on YT.
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  43. Another fascinating episode and I loved that you added the photo of your Aronow family at the end!
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  44. best mukbang I have seen
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  45. I only just discovered my mother's side are Polish Jews last week, who went in hiding in Canada for the reasons that one did, so I've been watching your videos back to back over the past few days, it is funny that I caught up just as this video came out! These videos have made the decision to connect with this heritage much easier, and I appreciate your work immensely.
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  46. cool weapons and a free horse
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  47. Criminally underrated <3
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  48. UsefulCharts sent me! Keep up the amazing work! I've been on the hunt for exactly this sort of content.
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  49. Aronow, you're such a breath of fresh air! No filtering of information, just the right, precise amount of facts and storytelling - you evoke such genuine honesty and curiousity! Also your production quality is always impeccable. Shana Tova! You don't understand how much clarity and understanding you have provided for me - previously unable to understand which account and interpretation of history to believe in an overcrowded and often alterior motive-driven field. Thank you so much once again! Don't stop!
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  50. Where did you find the statement by Hallel about the "whole teaching of the law being, that which you hate do not do to your neighbor...?" Great videos by the way. I've recently taken interest in the history of Israel during the "silent years" and 1st century A.D. Your history lessons are great and have both satisfied my curiosity and stirred it.
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