Jewish History Nerds
Hosted by Schwab and Yael · Unpacked
4.7from 392 ratings
- 78
- Episodes
- 31
- Transcribed
- 392
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 71M
- YouTube views
About Jewish History Nerds
Whoever said history was boring clearly never heard these stories…Welcome to Jewish History Nerds! Join hosts Yael and Schwab each week as they take a dive into some deep cuts of Jewish history. From the Jewish Da Vinci Code to mass suicide pacts, explore true stories that feel larger than life. Be in touch: nerds@unpacked.media
- Publisher
- Unpacked
- Category
- history · religion & spirituality · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
31 of 78 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Jewish History Hiding in Japan and Korea
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Jews Helped Invent America: Reflections With Dr Henry Abramson
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Did Sammy Davis Jr. Become Jewish?
Inside a recent episode
The Jewish History Hiding in Japan and Korea
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Buddhism has many different iterations in Japan. So Jews are just like some other worshippers. There's no reason to be opposed to them. So there is, however, a period of time when Christians are terribly persecuted by the Japanese government and they are associated with the leading edge of European colonialism, which the Japanese come to And it's one of the reasons why the whole country kind of shuts its doors. And there's massacres of Christians because Christianity was really quite popular in Japan as well. Massacres of Christians in an attempt to kind of close out this foreign ideology. […]
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- Henry Abramson
- Jonathan Schwab
- Yael Steiner
- Noam Weissman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 70,608,107
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 251 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 141 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100
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- Quality
- 21
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Jewish History Nerds?
Schwab and Yael host the show. Published by Unpacked.
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