Pragmatism In The Jewish People

The Jewish people have been marked by violence and persecution unlike any other group of humans in mankind long and often troublesome history. Rather it be at onset of great empires like Rome or at the hands of sadistic rulers like Hitler, the Jews have been face with grave circumstances there entire existence. Yet for reasons some would consider divine intervention and others would simply associate as luck the Jewish race and culture has survived and often times thrived throughout history. Regardless of the plethora of obstacles the Jewish people have found themselves able to outlast any and all of their most formidable foes. This sense of longevity in large part is due to two unique characteristics the Jewish people possess. Jews have long …show more content…
Regardless of the often time gloomy nature of their residence the Jews has regularly been well behaved citizens in hostile societies. Even with the Jews acute use of pragmatism they were still faced with wide spread violence and acts of genocide throughout there tumultuous history. Pragmatism alone has not allowed them to maintain their faith and culture in the face of these insurmountable obstacles; they also have needed to develop a deep sense of resolve in their faith which has allowed them to come to terms with these tragedies. This unwavering commitment to the Judaism has allowed the Jewish people to develop a level of perseverance which is necessary for any minority group that is constantly demeaned or attacked. This level of perseverance and determination has developed out of the realization that the Jewish people have always and continued to be seen as an easy target to use as a possible scapegoat for larger problems in societies. The Jewish people face the gravest thereat in the form of NAZI Germany tyrannically ran anti-Semitic country whose major goal was to see the destruction of the Jewish race. Elie Wiesel a survivor of this horrific ordeal in history wrote about his harrowing tales in a now world famous book titled “Night”. Elie recounts in the book of the horrors he saw when he first entered the Auschwitz …show more content…
The Jews have found themselves leveled as outcast form the times of Babylon all the way to contemporary times. This continued level of animosity and hate toward their culture had undoubtedly helped shape and define what the Jewish culture is today. Through the terrible and nearly apocalyptic times the Jewish have been able to remain steadfast in their beliefs and pragmatic in their dealings. The reasons for the Jewish success in the face of constant adversary can just simply be labeled as the result of two qualities , but these qualities do exemplify and expand upon the larger characteristics which have help Judaism remain present to this day. These two characteristics more than any other traits have resulted in the longevity and continued success of the Jewish population in the face of all the calamity they have been victim to. These two characteristic are also the reason the Jewish people will undoubtedly flourish many more years in spite of all the unrest they are sure to