Replication of Jewish Scientific Development in Rwanda
Rwanda is arguably best known for the horrific genocide that devastated the nation killing nearly one million people within a one hundred day period in 1994. Author Philip Gourevitch introduced most of the world to the events of the genocide and connected it to the Holocaust through his book, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families. Since the Rwandan genocide, also referred to as the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis, the nation has taken several important and dramatic steps towards stability and development. One of the key steps is economic development based on a market-oriented system praised by many Western governments and institutions such as the World Bank. The narrative on Rwanda’s development contains a glaring absence, the nation’s drive to replicate Israel’s desire for …show more content…
Rwanda’s historical lack of Jewish presence and only recent experience with Jews prevents prior anti-semitism to cloud opinions of Jewish scientific engagement. Thus we can study a non-bias examination of a different culture’s interest in Jewish scientific study. There is a genuine interest in Rwanda, which is a mostly Christian nation, to understand and replicate how Jews within and outside of Israel engage with the natural world. Rwandans view Jewish scientific advancement that are bringing ground breaking discovers, technologies and methods for the benefit of the world with envy and a strong desire to better understand Judaism and the Jewish community. The lack of previous research on this subject illustrates the need for a proper examination of the subject. This can only be properly studied at an institute such as Herbert D Katz Center, which contains the necessary academic infrastructure to host this
Rwanda is arguably best known for the horrific genocide that devastated the nation killing nearly one million people within a one hundred day period in 1994. Author Philip Gourevitch introduced most of the world to the events of the genocide and connected it to the Holocaust through his book, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families. Since the Rwandan genocide, also referred to as the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis, the nation has taken several important and dramatic steps towards stability and development. One of the key steps is economic development based on a market-oriented system praised by many Western governments and institutions such as the World Bank. The narrative on Rwanda’s development contains a glaring absence, the nation’s drive to replicate Israel’s desire for …show more content…
Rwanda’s historical lack of Jewish presence and only recent experience with Jews prevents prior anti-semitism to cloud opinions of Jewish scientific engagement. Thus we can study a non-bias examination of a different culture’s interest in Jewish scientific study. There is a genuine interest in Rwanda, which is a mostly Christian nation, to understand and replicate how Jews within and outside of Israel engage with the natural world. Rwandans view Jewish scientific advancement that are bringing ground breaking discovers, technologies and methods for the benefit of the world with envy and a strong desire to better understand Judaism and the Jewish community. The lack of previous research on this subject illustrates the need for a proper examination of the subject. This can only be properly studied at an institute such as Herbert D Katz Center, which contains the necessary academic infrastructure to host this