April 18, 2023
#80 - The Unknown Genius I - His Early Life
History for the Curious - The Jewish History PodcastAbout this episode
The 17th century provided plenty of Jewish drama - much of it unfortunate. But no individual lived through more personal twists and turns than Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh Mi’Modena. Respected and reviled, acclaimed and attacked both during his lifetime and beyond… he remains an enigma to this day.