What did the Crusaders ever learn from us?

Tel Aviv Review

English - February 19, 2015 16:38 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 141 ratings
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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 - Amidine
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
Rodriguez - I Wonder