American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

After liberation, my life became a whirl-wind of self-actualization. I worked as an interpreter for the Allies until the end of the war in 1945. During that time, I realized how lucky my family and I were to have escaped life, or death, in a concentration camp. The stories I heard and the things I saw with my own eyes in the aftermath of liberation shocked me to my core. I spent my days in a hotel pondering when I would have another opportunity to kiss a girl while thousands of others perished. I was disappointed in myself, yet relieved. I suppose this is what led me to work for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. I helped resettle Jewish refugees in Palestine for the next three years. I truly think this work liberated my soul and helped me become a humbler person. I came to terms with my experience during the Holocaust and was determined to make a difference in the lives of those who…

Crucible to demonstrate the hysteria surrounding the American citizens and their government. By analyzing the usage of the causes of hysteria and individual rationalization of actions that are commonplace in The Crucible, a reader can see how hysteria starts in a society and what prevents and keeps hysteria from occurring. A common belief is that all evil is an individual evil; however, The Crucible demonstrates individual and systemic evils that cause…

unrest among the American public. During the Cold War, the United States government used propaganda to combat growing social issues involving the communist threat. The United States government utilized agitprop to attack communism and defend the American way of life by promoting blacklisting, anti-Russian practices, and the desensitization of Americans. Blacklisting was a major propaganda tactic of the government used to counter the threat of communism. If a person was placed on the blacklist,…

was on the fence about the whole thing. In act I, Warren states, “What 'll we do? The village is out! I just come from the farm; the whole country 's talkin ' witchcraft! They 'll be callin ' us witches, Abby! Abby, we 've got to tell.” (The Crucible). Both confessed to save themselves from a punishment (The Crucible). Kazan was expected to deny the accusations, and acquaintances states that they expected him to break the blacklist. (Westlund). Elia Kazan was later described by The New York…

as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (MPA) were created in order to regulate the content of the film industry by censoring anti-American substance. Because the growth and evolution of the McCarthyism, or the practice of making unfair allegations against citizens suspected of being communists, many writers, actors, and directors were imprisoned under charges of Communism. Manipulated by powerful film panels…

immensely was the passage of the Hatch Act in 1939. The Hatch Act “made it illegal for the federal government to employ Communists.” (Podair, Jerald, Kimberly Louagie, Richard Fried, Edward Linenthal, Arthur Herman, Michael O'Brien, and David Oshinsky 2004) This gave McCarthy all the ammo he needed. Carol Sicherman writes that three short years later, in 1953, McCarthy was the chair of the Permanent Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Government Operations Committee. He used this position…

Who is Hetty Goldman? Why is she so important? Hetty Goldman was an american archaeologist who was one of the first woman to undertake excavations in Greece and the Middle East. The reason she is so important is because of her contributions to the archaeological field as well as how she opening up the field of archaeology for woman . She “ was born December 19, 1881, in New York City”(“Hetty Goldman:Life”). Her mother and father were Sarah Adler Goldman and Julius goldman. Mrs. Goldman was the…

October 19, 1903 an advocate for the Jews was born, Laura Margolis, it wouldn’t be until the 1930’s when she started working with different Jewish organizations that she would get to prove just how big an advocate she was. Coming to the United States in 1908 to Cleveland, Ohio where she lived and went to School, she got her bachelors of science in 1926 and a professional degree in social work the following year. In 1939 Laura was to become the first female overseas representative of the…

It received numerous honorary doctorates and awards in other countries. He was big on human rights, he wanted to do good for the world. He was a natural candidate to win the Nobel peace prize because he was a very dedicated man. He always wanted to pursue his goals. He wrote about all of his accomplishments and what he went through. From being sent to his first concentration camp to capturing War criminals. He impacted and influenced many people’s life's through his writings. He became a hero…

“After liberation, many Jewish survivors feared to return to their former homes because of anti-Semitism (hatred of Jews) that still went on in parts of Europe and the trauma they suffered.” With few possibilities for emigration, tens of thousands of homeless Holocaust survivors migrated westward to other European territories that were liberated by western allies. “A considerable number and variety of Jewish agencies worked to assist the Jewish displaced persons. The American Jewish Joint…