Israeli Jews

seemed as though my life was destined to be like any other European Jew at that time: deathly persecution by the ever-present population of anti-semites in Europe. Shortly after the Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, my parents, older sister, and I fled to live with my great aunt in Barcelona, Spain. Looking back on that event, I consider myself greatly blessed to have fled from the evil and persecution of the Nazis, for many Jews didn’t have that privilege. Even at a young age while living in…

separate parties. This fighting began 1947 by the United Nations partitioning the land in Palestine to be given to Israeli groups to create a separate a state. This essay will ask, was this partition necessary, to for both Arab and Israeli to be accepting of each other and live peacefully next to each other. Some people claim that other methods would’ve been more effective in giving Jews safety and keeping the Arab happy. They argue that separating the 2 groups caused ostracising of the other…

Women in Modern Israeli The Zionist movement was not travelling along the traditional Jewish way. On the contrary it created the basis for the religious society when it changed the role of women in society. Because traditionally, Israeli women were groups of religiously observant who believe that they should be able to pray at the Kotel and read the Torah scroll as well as wear the Tallit. Israeli women are defined as Jewish and Palestinian Arab. However, the Equality of Israeli women can be…

Avigdor Lieberman Avigdor Lieberman, the current Foreign Minister of Israel, is on the far right on the spectrum of Israeli politics. His political party, Yisrael Beiteinu, which Mr. Lieberman founded and leads, has been described as ultra-nationalist, and argues that Israel should take an aggressive stance in protecting itself from terrorism. Mr. Lieberman believes that Israel is a Jewish state, and many of his political stands have been viewed as hostile not only to the Palestinians living…

Equality of Women in Modern Israeli The Zionist movement was not travelling along the traditional Jewish way. Traditional Jews have a great deal of attachment to their faith and doctrine, and the Zionists wanted to bring about the identity of Zionism with Judaism which includes both Jewish and non-Jewish. It created the basis for the religious society when it changed the role of women in society. Israeli women are defined as Jewish and Palestinian Arab. Traditionally, Israeli women’s were…

When defining what an ideal Jew is, many factors can be considered, such as religious observance, relationship to Jewish culture, relationship to Israel and the Hebrew language, and connection to God. My ideal Jew is someone who really supports the community aspect of Judaism, and encouraging others within the community to participate in Jewish culture. An ideal Jew also incorporates certain Jewish values into their lives and allows them to govern their behavior and uses them to improve their…

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…

is why many Palestinians admire and respect him. Arafat died at the age of 75 from a mysterious blood disorder but there are many theories about his death like how the Jews poisoned him which I believe is true. I already knew that Palestine has been occupied for 68 years by the Jews. Arafat was a president of great courage since Jews were afraid of being…

their homeland and their lack of political responsibility. In the article, they do a study by surveying Birthright Israel alumni and nonparticipants to understand their attitude towards Israel. The survey had questions about political views of the Israeli-Palestinian…

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 State" which years later would have a far reaching consequences for the Jews around the world and change the balance of power in the Middle East. He was the first Jew who conceptualized the anti-Semitism phenomenon as an international problem and provided…