Antisemitism

After reading the book How Soccer Explains the World, there were many chapters that hit very close to my heart, causing me to feel emotion. The chapter that affected me the most and was very moving to me was How Soccer Explains the Jewish Question. "An entire movement of Jews believed that soccer and sport generally, would liberate them from the violence and tyranny and anti-Semitism." That quote is incredibly powerful and liberating. The chapter explains how throughout history there has not…

Lessons of the Holocaust both summarizes and extends Marrus’ profession as a holocaust historian – one that he labels as “a never ending quest to get to the bottom of things” (Marrus, 2016, p. 174). In the book Lessons of the Holocaust, Michael R. Marrus discusses how the Holocaust, like all important events in history, must be learned, debated and interpreted for new generations. He argues, that there are no set lessons to be learned from the Holocaust since its meaning is not fixed. Marrus…

Jews, even in the 21st century media, are followed by a multitude of derogatory stereotypes and presumptions about their culture. With palpable gluttony, ugliness, weakness, and other distinctive communal traits, the Jew is a distinguishable staple of any anti-Semitic display. But where did these constructs come from? Contemporary anti-Semitism established because of persecution and relocation, strategic delineation, and political-occupational reputes of the Jewish publics in the Renaissance…

This essay examines the struggle that Jewish displaced persons had to endure in Canada. When the Nazi party came to power in 1933, the Jewish suffered horrific conditions not only in Europe, but also when they escaped and found refuge in other countries. Specifically in Canada, many societal models demonstrated anti-Semitism. As a result, Canada rejected most Jewish displaced persons and those who were accepted found it challenging to survive. After the Nazi Party gained power over Germany,…

When we hear the word “genocide” we at once remember the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. About 6 million of people became victims of the Holocaust, 1.5 million of Armenians were killed in the Armenian Genocide, these huge numbers will always remain in our minds. A lot of people lost their families, homes and the ability to live in peace. These actions, by no means, left imprint on our ancestors whose peaceful life was disrupted. The problem of genocide is currently central problem of our…

Irena Sendlerowa has been recognised for her war efforts, especially for her role in Żegota where she was responsible for the children’s section.3 She began working as a social worker at the onset of World War Two, which two years later proved to be a substantial benefit.3 An outbreak of the typhus disease, with an average of 750 Jews dying in the Warsaw Ghetto per day, resulted in the Germans becoming apprehensive about whether it would be transmitted further into Warsaw.8,14 Thus, in efforts…

Mount Herzl (Har Herzl in Hebrew) also known as Har haZikaron, “the Mountain of Memory” is an 834 meter hill located on the outskirts of West Jerusalem. It is considered to be one of the highest points in Jerusalem offering a 360 degree view of the Holy City. It was named after the founder of the modern Zionism, Theodore Herzl, who dedicated his life to the idea of Jewish self determination and the return of the Jews to their historic homeland. In 1896 Herzl wrote a pamphlet called "The Jewish…

oppression and genocide.The article focuses on a specific time frame, between time of world wars to 1960, a period of the growth of regime propaganda and discrimination. This had been a period when the Jewish community sought to frame responses to antisemitism as a broader blueprint of democracy and racial…

During the Holocaust, more than 6 million Jews were persecuted by the Nazis in Germany and its surrounding nations. Following World War 1, Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany and formed one of the most powerful fascist totalitarian states at the time. Hitler blamed the economic depression on the Jews and others he believed to be inferior. He wanted to eradicate the people who were seen as a threat to the German people. The book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional representation of…

“On the face of it, the increasing preoccupation with the Holocaust is not very logical” (Bauer 15). It has been seventy years since the Holocaust ended yet it continues to be a relevant part of American History. In the United States there are endless opportunities to learn about the Holocaust in America: books, articles, movies, and museums. This is very perplexing considering the Holocaust did not occur in the United States nor were the American people part of the Nazi Germany that killed six…