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Chasam Sofer Part III: A Pressburg Situation

Jewish History Soundbites

Examines the challenges faced by the Chasam Sofer in Pressburg and his leadership in defense of tradition.

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  1. 0:02[Music] a date which will live in information [Music] both of those projects initiatives got off
  2. 2:39the last episode which was way long ago before yantiv about I don't know a month
  3. 5:46ramnathan Adler which is the old type of hasid which is a good topic in its
  4. 8:49me he was very nice of him um he he writes as follows you referred to
  5. 11:25an ant's face and it's like this spooky scary terrifying picture and it's supposed to be
  6. 14:36like prashburg and therefore it's proximity to Vienna plays a big role um preschberg is a
  7. 17:40Bratislava underground Cemetery but he's usually ignored because people usually go straight to some savior but
  8. 20:19nicholsburg and the chief Rabbi Moravia but the progressive elements of the community who are the
  9. 23:20Wars are taking place with all the enlightenment activity and the the um the disturbances to
  10. 26:25there's the community and there's a conflict between the two because the students are much more

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