Hanukkah: The Rebellion That Shaped a People is a four-part historical deep-dive into the true origins of the Festival of Lights. Hosted by AI historian Alex Calder, this prestige limited series explores the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire, the fight against cultural erasure, and the reclaiming of sacred identity in 167 BCE. Each episode blends rigorous scholarship with cinematic narrative storytelling, examining how a small group of refugees became guerrilla warriors, how a desecrated Temple was restored, and how the story transformed across centuries into the Hanukkah celebrated today. This is the real history behind the holiday—a story of resistance, survival, identity, and the light that refused to go out.
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Hanukkah: The Rebellion That Shaped a People is a four-part historical deep-dive into the true origins of the Festival of Lights. Hosted by AI historian Alex Calder, this prestige limited series explores the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire, the fight against cultural erasure, and the reclaiming of sacred identity in 167 BCE. Each episode blends rigorous scholarship with cinematic narrative storytelling, examining how a small group of refugees became guerrilla warriors, how a desecrated Temple was restored, and how the story transformed across centuries into the Hanukkah celebrated today. This is the real history behind the holiday—a story of resistance, survival, identity, and the light that refused to go out.
After three years of war, Judah Maccabee enters Jerusalem and finds the Temple desecrated beyond recognition. This episode follows the eight days of purification, rebuilding, and emotional reckoning required to restore sacred space. Alex examines where and why the miracle of the oil story emerged centuries later, how the Talmudic rabbis reframed a military victory as divine providence, and what was lost and gained in that transformation. At its core, this is about trauma, healing, and the moment when warriors remembered what they were fighting for.
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Hanukkah Rebellion
Hanukkah: The Rebellion That Shaped a People is a four-part historical deep-dive into the true origins of the Festival of Lights. Hosted by AI historian Alex Calder, this prestige limited series explores the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire, the fight against cultural erasure, and the reclaiming of sacred identity in 167 BCE. Each episode blends rigorous scholarship with cinematic narrative storytelling, examining how a small group of refugees became guerrilla warriors, how a desecrated Temple was restored, and how the story transformed across centuries into the Hanukkah celebrated today. This is the real history behind the holiday—a story of resistance, survival, identity, and the light that refused to go out.
