Hanukkah

in your ears so you won’t hear me when I thrash around at night.” She forgave him for wishing she was dead. How is she kind? She is kind to her father, Peter, and Margot. She is also kind to people no matter how hateful they are. One time during Hanukkah she got everyone gifts. She got Margot a crossword puzzle book. Margot was so happy and said “A new crossword puzzle book! Where did you get it?” “It isn’t new. It’s one that you’ve done. But I rubbed it all out, and if you wait a little and…

the government allowed to clearly advocate for one religious holiday, when there are so many others happening within the same time period? When the New York City public school system wanted less overtly religious symbols such as Christmas trees, Hanukkah menorahs and even the Muslim star and crescent, they received a lot of backlash over this decision…

George MacDonald’s celebrated masterpiece, Lilith, recounts the story of Mr. Vane and his sojourn through another world. In chronicling the five voyages Vane makes to this mysterious realm, MacDonald hauntingly explores the life, death, and ultimate mystery of salvation. MacDonald juxtaposes theology and fantasy using profound symbolism. I liken my own experiences with American Judaism, as experienced at The Hillel Center to this fantastic theological allegory. It has been a voyage through a…

The solution to all your problems: OPTIMISM! What is Conflict? Well, A conflict is a prolonged armed struggle that someone faces at some point in life. No matter how hard people try, conflict can’t be avoided because it is everywhere, anytime. But in amidst conflict, all people react differently to the conflict they face, like how people reacted to the Holocaust like Anne Frank and her family's’ life hiding in the Secret Annex in the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” written by Albert Hackett and…

The diary of Anne Frank is at the time of the 1940s and tells a story of a young bright girl and her family. Mr.Otto Frank returned home only to later realize his family was gone and he was the only survivor. Soon after he was given the diary he gave to Anne from Miep Gies a family friend who help the Franks and the van Daans in the annex. Once he got the diary he was encouraged to publish his child's words under the name of “The Diary of a Young Girl”. Behind a bookshelf was a door which led to…

courage and kindness. While she was hiding, in her journal she said , “In spite of it all, I still believe people are really good at heart.” She showed kindness through it all, even the hardest times. She even made gifts for all of her roommates for Hanukkah. But I could still see how some people think opposite of me because of Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan’s actions. Both of them were very selfish and unkind, but Anne was even kind to them in the end. Multiple…

celebrated in the synagogues. This is celebrated in September and then greeted by Yom Kippur in October not too long after. Yom Kippur is known as the most important day of the year for the Jews and the day of Atonement. The next big holiday is Hanukkah. Hanukkah is celebrated in december and is known as the festival of lights. Kosher meat is the only kind of meat that Jews can consume due to the blessings and process to prepare it. It is well known in many other religions as well that a…

describes how Miep Gies hides the Franks from the Germans and the Franks still do regular human things. For example, the Franks still did schoolwork, went on dates, and even celebrated Hanukkah all while they were hiding from the Nazi’s. The Germans are trying to stop the Jews of their lives and culture but on Hanukkah the Franks rejoice and Anne even gets everyone presents to make it as normal as possible; “she runs into her room...grabs a satchel balging with parcels and comes running back”…

In March 10 1933, Adolf Hitler came to power and started putting Jews in concentration camps. Anne Frank was a young girl who lived in Germany. Her and her family left Germany and went to Amsterdam to go into hiding. There are four people in her family. They were in hiding with the Van Daan’s and Mr.Dussel. They all have something to do with courage, compassion, and sacrifice. Everybody in the annex showed courage by hiding from the nazi’s when they could be torchered and killed. I think it’s…

The Death Of Anne Frank The Diary Of Anne Frank shows the suffering and the struggles of a family that were victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was an era were the Nazis would either send Jews to concentration camps or kill them. After learning about Anne Frank I have learned many disturbing facts, but one fact would be how she died. Anne died of a terrible disease called typhus fever in a concentration camp. Typhus fever is a disease that that occurs after bacteria from animals…