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67. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Iraqi Jewish Archive Jun 24, 2019

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The U.S. military found a treasure trove of Jewish artifacts in the basement of Iraq's intelligence headquarters. Who should get it: Iraq, the United States, or the Iraqi Jewish community in America?

66. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Gilgal Refaim Jun 16, 2019

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Around 5,000 years ago someone built a massive, Stonehenge-like structure on the Golan Heights in Israel. But we have no clue who or why -- was it an ancient race of giants?

65. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Holocaust Mysteries Jun 10, 2019

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Three unsolved mysteries from the Holocaust: the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, who betrayed Anne Frank, and the wartime actions of Pope Pius XII.

64. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Ten Lost Tribes Jun 02, 2019

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We lost ten Israelite tribes 2,500 years ago, but we might have found a few still around today in some unlikely places.

63. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Was Christopher Columbus Jewish? May 19, 2019

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Christopher Columbus might possibly have been Jewish. Either way, Jews played a central role in his 1492 Voyage of Discovery.

62. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Lost Menorah May 12, 2019

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The original menorah that you use at Hanukah went missing around 1,600 years ago. We know the Romans had it last. Was it destroyed? Misplaced? Hidden in the Vatican? There are all kinds of rumors, feel free to pick your favorite.

61. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Golem May 05, 2019

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Something both living and dead has been hidden up in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue in Prague for the last 500 years.

60. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Schneerson Collection Apr 28, 2019

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There is legal and diplomatic fighting (with celebrities!) between Chabad, Russia, and the United States over who is the rightful owner of tens of thousands of texts amassed by the leading rabbis of Chabad over the last several hundred years.

59. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: King David's Tomb Apr 21, 2019

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Kickoff to Season 3 on Unsolved Jewish Mysteries. Where is the tomb of King David, ancient Israel's greatest ruler?

58. The Decision Feb 10, 2019

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Season finale on the History of Zionism. A look back at the full sweep of Zionism as the Jewish world waits for Ben Gurion to decide on declaring the Jewish State.

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