What did the Crusaders ever learn from us?
Feb 19, 2015•53 min
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Episode description
What did the Crusaders ever learn from us?
Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, talks about how the crusaders' encounters with local societies - beyond the initial indignation - led to theological, economic, and scientific developments.
Ramle remade: The Israelization of an Arab town
Dr. Danna Piroyansky, author of the recently published 'Ramle Remade: The Israelisation of an Arab Town 1948-1967,' talks about the very Israeli concept of 'mixed cities' - the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.
Music:
Bombino - AmidineNeil Young - Heart Of GoldRodriguez - I Wonder
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