Facing the truths of History: What is truth? Who decides? Censorship in Historical works

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March 09 2015
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A discussion, based off of the article: "Facing the Truths of History" by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, concerning the subjectivity involved in historical writings, secular and religious. The shiur explores the role of censorship in "gedolim books," and how the world of censorship in print is impacted by the advent of the Internet and Social Media

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