The son of Jewish parents with roots in Lithuania, Romania, and Turkey, Schama was born in London. In the mid-1940's, the family moved to Southend-on-Sea in Essex.
The year 2000 Schama was commissioned by the BBC to produce a series of television documentary programs on British history as part of their Millennium celebrations, under the title A History of Britain. Also he has the Story of the Jews documentary series on BBC television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRHafOdvSJI
jpr: Simon is a proud Britain and a proud Jew. One wonders if this is altogether the easiest of mix.
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