Ashkenazi Jews

EXPLORING ANTI- SEMITISM- A GLOBAL HISTORY OF JEWS At the beginning of 2013, the world’s Jewish population was estimated at 13,854,800—an increase of 101,500 (0.74%) over the 2012 revised estimate . While the world's total population increased by 1.16% in 2012, the World Jewry increased at less than two thirds the general population growth rate. The trend which was mapped was that since the 1970s, world Jewry stagnated at zero population growth for nearly 20 years, with some recovery during…

account of the Jewish people to be one of oppression and struggle, and for the most part that is true. However, one movement would not go quietly, would not let this story end in failure. The Zionist movement truthfully began nearly the moment the Jews fled Jerusalem. However, this story will begin in 1897 when The First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland urges “a public and legally assured…

n December 14, 1967, the poet Yehiel Perlmuter (1904 – 92), better known by his adopted Hebrew name Avot Yeshurun, gave an address titled “Ha-sifrut ha-ivrit ta’aroch et ha-tfila” (“Hebrew Literature Will Recite the Prayer”) on the occasion of receiving the Brenner Prize. In his speech, he said the following about his relations with Yiddish: That Yiddish has begun to come to you when you dream and when you are awake, because it became known to her that you are determined not to speak it,…

In the first two acts of the play, Merchant of Venice, Shylock, a Jewish money lender, is a villain in which we should be aware of. The first example we see this is in 1: 3 when Shylock reveals his hatred for Antonio for his religion, Christianity. However most of all Shylock despise Antonio for lending money without any interest. This shows that Shylock hates Antonio for no legitimate reasons. Being a Christian is not something that is to be hated upon. Lending money without gaining profit is a…

people faced an overwhelming amount of adversity around the world. As conditions worsened over time many Jews faced significant persecution and instability within their natural boarders. In turn, much of the international Jewish community began to look for new, safe and prosperous countries to immigrate to. At the top the list was England. It presented one of the best choices for the resettlement of Jews from around the world as England had many attractive qualities that were appealing for…

It is interesting concept that the four Gospels delineate the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus, with little attention giving to his life and development as a leader. Matthew and Luke’s Gospels trace Jesus’ genealogy. In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus is introduced as a grown man whereas John focus on His Divinity. Granted, we scrutinize, dissect, exegete and preach his teachings and ministry, but we never consider the sociopolitical dynamics of his early life’s that shaped and formed his ministry.…

Through the use of propaganda Hitler’s party convinced the German public that the Jews were bad people, and kept on promoting that theory. Furthermore, this lead the Germans to have a greater hatred for the Jews. Through the whole process of using propaganda, Hitler took the opportunity to build up a great amount of hatred with both groups of people. This in terms lead the Germans to want to kill the Jews, and torture them. An article published by the USHMM community states, “Shortly after the…

One of the most visible changes after the Exile is the emergence of a Jewish idea of Heaven, Hell, and the afterlife. Before the Exile and Persian contact, Jews believed that the souls of the dead went to a dull, Hades-like place called "Sheol." After the Exile, the idea of a moralized afterlife, with heavenly rewards for the good and hellish punishment for the evil, appear in Judaism. One of the words for…

were most central to the Holocaust were Hitler’s persecution of the Jews, ignorance and indifference from the German people, and the Industrial Revolution. We should learn from the Holocaust not to blindly follow authority, to search for knowledge to help others, and to not use new technologies to support genocide. These were the most central causes and lessons to be taken from the Holocaust. Hitler’s arbitrary persecution of the Jews is clearly the largest factor in why the Holocaust occurred.…

into daily life. However, things were not as they seemed. With the end of World War I, all of the blame was placed on Germany for ramifications and Germany had to pay off war debt as a repercussion. Germany needed a scapegoat. Their choice was the Jews. Propaganda used by the Nazis provided a hidden Anti-Semitic message and provided a falsehood of the treatment of the Jewish people. The question of ‘what is propaganda’ and how is it commonly used’ might be asked. Propaganda “uses words and…