Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jews essentially are in denial because they deny history and deny fact in order to maintain separatist beliefs and a separatist society, the noted historian says.
Above: Simon Schama
There's no date on this video, but it appears to have been filmed around March 20th of this year.
The excerpt:
The whole interview, which deals with non-observance and other interesting topics, including Crimea. Schama points out that 1,000 years ago, Crimea wasn't ruled by ethnic Russians as Putin's propaganda would have you believe; it was instead ruled by Khazars – who were Jews:
Video: Simon Schama's 5-part PBS Documentary "The Story of the Jews."