Isabella Queen of England and the She-Wolf of France Isabella of France was born in 1295 and married Edward II, then led a successful invasion of England with her lover, overthrowing the King. The daughter of a king, the wife of a king, and a woman of great beauty, she is accused of destroying her French […]

Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you Polin – “Here you will dwell” Polin, in Hebrew, means “here you will dwell.” This is how Jews used to refer to their country. As the Jewish communities in Western and Central Europe were suffering persecution and expulsion, a haven was found. Beginning in […]

Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you The Miracles of Peace - scholarship abounds The Jews were given a great deal of autonomy, creating almost a state within a state. The Council of Four Lands (Va'ad Arba' Aratzot) was the central body of Jewish authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the […]

Classi Lectures together with the Toronto Jewish Genealogical Society bring you Disintegration, Ukrainians and Pogroms In the 1600s, the Polish/Lithuanian Kingdom began to disintegrate. The Ukraine, which had been previously annexed, rebelled. The ensuing Cossack uprising led to one of the greatest tragedies in Jewish History. In the series: Oct. 11: Polin – “Here you […]