Trudy Gold
The Role of the Jews in an Expanding Empire
Summary
Trudy Gold gives an introduction to the role that the Jews played in the expansion of the Habsburg Empire, which ruled over many of the largest areas of the Jewish population for a substantial portion of history.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
That is a very, very good question. In the end, Alan. I’m going to say, Alan, I’m going to say the Hapsburgs because they lasted a lot longer. And when you’re going to look at the lands that the Hapsburgs actually controlled, they controlled much of central Europe. So I think I’m going to plump for the Hapsburgs.