Sam Aronow
A channel dedicated to putting Jewish history back in the context of world history. New videos on Fridays.
In addition to the main history videos, I also have two limited series: Jewish History on the Road, in which I visit historical Jewish sites, and Jewish History on the Plate, in which I discuss the histories of traditional Jewish foods.
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Soon.
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As a personal courtesy, I'd like to give a shout-out to the Handsome Bastard barbershop in Rogers Park, Chicago. A couple weeks ago, I was in the neighborhood and needed to use the bathroom (in a city where businesses tend not to let people off the street use their bathrooms). But they did, and I was so impressed/grateful that I decided to get a haircut the next day. The barbershop is large and impressive-looking but unpretentious and refreshingly affordable (not unlike Chicago itself) and the owner wasn't a weirdo who wanted to lecture me about the "true nature" of the pyramids (I've had bad experiences looking for new barbers). I promised I'd give them a shout-out so here it is:
www.thehandsomebastard.com/
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"He later lamented that the Arabs never produced a Ben-Gurion of their own. I believe they did."
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FYI, my ad agent was hacked and said hacker tricked me into clicking a phishing link. I’ve done all the proper procedures in response, but if something really weird happens to this channel, you’ll know why. Sorry in advance for any potential inconvenience.
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Hey all, sorry the videos have taken so long lately. In addition to the last few taking much longer to research/illustrate than expected, a bunch of personal stuff has also gotten in the way: parents, kids, extended family, upgrading my tech, going through long-term medical processes under the constant threat of losing access to healthcare, a car crash yesterday that should've killed me. There was also an ICE raid in my neighborhood and I now carry my passport everywhere. And I'm in and out of meetings. But don't worry, I'm still here.
With all that said, I've thought for a long time about sharing my production process with people who might be interested in doing what I do or are just curious. I obviously can't dedicate an entire video to that right now, but one other YouTuber who's influenced how I make videos (and particularly how I write) is Patrick Willems. Years ago, he made a video about how historical dramas provide a potentially better model for creating interconnected stories and it's become a core part of how I do what I do.
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ז"ל
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Newer viewers looking forward to tomorrow's video may be interested in checking this one out first:
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Newer viewers looking forward to tomorrow's video may be interested in checking these out first:
"The Melting Pot (1881-1915)" https://youtu.be/yg0q9BdrN5c
"The Jewish Legion (1917-1918)" https://youtu.be/cvY-FrnemC0
"John Monash and the Hundred Days (1918)" https://youtu.be/IKf45t4ZROA
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It's May, which means it's time for the annual channel survey! Per much of the criticism of last year's survey, I've significantly reworked a lot of it without radically departing from the fundamentals. You can take it here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1W-nKIqf2kFiGtlbu-8XdTudv3…
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