They may lack the celeb status of other biblical figures, but Ezra and Nehemiah were major players in the Jewish story. Despite being relegated to the last pages of the Bible, they were men on a mission: Nehemiah to rebuild the ruined city of Jerusalem; Ezra to rebuild the Jewish soul. And they stopped at nothing to succeed.

The Jewish Story Explained is based on the book "Letters to Auntie Fori: 5,000 Years of Jewish History and their Faith" by Martin Gilbert

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:38 Jewish isolation in Babylonia
01:01 King Cyrus of Persia allows Jews to return to the Land of Israel
01:50 42,000 Jews return to Jerusalem
02:41 Samaritans try to stop Temple construction
03:15 King Darius of Persia allows Jew to rebuild Temple
03:42 The Second Temple is built
04:06 Ezra the Scribe is sent to Israel to reestablish Jewish culture and the judicial system
05:39 Nehemiah is sent to Israel to rebuild Jerusalem and scourge debt
07:15 Ezra reads the entire Torah publicly
08:07 Nehemiah forces Jews to move back to Jerusalem and flogs intermarried men
08:48 New elements Ezra added to Judaism
09:43 Outro

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Co-Executive Producers:
- Shmuel Katz
- Melinda Goldrich

Gold Level:
- Irving I Moskowitz Foundation
- Goldrich Family Foundation

This series would not be possible without the generous support of Esther Gilbert and Michael Kagan
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About Jewish Story Explained: Understand three thousand years of Jewish history in these short videos based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000-Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith by the renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn the Jewish story from the ancient Israelites of the Bible to Hellenization, the Jews of the Middle Ages to modern day, and more.

About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.

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