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With Prof. Joseph Sassoon discussing the rise and fall of the Sassoon family empire
We discussed the prigins of the Sassoon family, David Sassoon, David;s flight from Baghdad to India, Bombay and the start of an empire, an overview of the Opium trade, branching the family out and opening various offices, how each office operated indopeendely death of David and the split of the family between Abdallah and Elias, Abdallah's managing of the company and family, the move to London, Farha (Flora) and her management and subsequent resignation, the pushback to the Opium trade, the decline of the company, and more.
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With Rabbi Basil Herring discussing R. Yosef Ibn Kaspi (1279 - 1340)
AuctionChatter: With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Royal Auction House - Auction 10 Catalogue
With R' Daniel Glatstein discussing Lag BaOmer
Discussing my new edition of Sefer Toras Chaim (R. Avraham Chaim Schorr, d. 1632) on Maseches Avodah Zara
With Eliezer Saidel discussing the Lechem Hapanim
TLT Series Episode 10: Prof. Jonathan Schorsch - Antonio de Montezinos and his Relacion in context
TLT Series Episode 9: Prof. Ronnie Perelis - Antonio de Montezinos and the Ten Lost Tribes in the New World
With R' Eli Simcha Hellmann discussing Rav Juspa Schammes (1604 - 1698) and his newly published Haggadah
With R' Yisroel Cohen discussing Mitzrayim (Egypt), Midrash, and Myth
With Dr. Susan Weingarten discussing the history of Charoses
AuctionChatter: With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Taj Art Auction 13 Catalogue
With Prof. Hillel Kieval discussing Blood Libels & Ritual Murder Trials at the turn of the 20th century
With R' Moshe Baruch Kaufman discussing Rav Aryeh Leib Lipkin (1839 - 1903) and his Sefer Ohr HaYom on Zmanim
With Rabbi Michael Taubes & Rabbi Josh Flug discussing the new Batei Yosef series on Moadim: Torah of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik and other YU Roshei Yeshiva
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing Matmonim Auction 4 Catalogue
With Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker discussing how to retain your learning and his new book on the subject
With Prof. Jordan Penkower discussing the history of printed Rashi on Tanach
With R' Moshe Maimon discussing the Genazym Auction 17 catalogue
With Michoel Rotenfeld discussing the autobiography of Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn (1848 - 1930)
TLT Series Episode 8: Prof. Alan Verskin - David Reueveni (16th century): Imposter or brother of the King of the Lost Tribes?
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