Michael Goldfarb visits Amsterdam to learn more about the philosopher Spinoza, whose views on tolerance and democracy made him an important part of Jewish history. Show more

Michael Goldfarb travels to Berlin and retraces the steps of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, discovering the origins of the Jewish salon. Show more

Michael Goldfarb is in Hamburg to find out about Gabriel Riesser, a politician and lawyer who was the first Jewish judge in Germany, but who has been all but forgotten. Show more

Michael Goldfarb visits Frankfurt to learn about writers Ludwig Boerne and Heinrich Heine, whose critiques, poetry and prose inspired a literary movement. Show more

Michael Goldfarb visits Rachel Whiteread's Holocaust memorial in Vienna, which pays tribute to Austrian Jews. He also tells the story of poet Ludwig August Frankl. Show more