Jewish ethnic divisions

Migration Through the Lens of Diasporas The Jewish diaspora of the 8th century BCE was the first of its kind, but the term which would grow increasingly difficult to define and apply as time went on. In his essay, “Diasporas,” James Clifford attempts to elucidate the history and development of the term ‘diaspora’ and critically look at its implications. Defining the term diaspora, a task which seems simple, turns out to be the biggest obstacle to overcome in studying them, and that is what…

In the movie “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, Death states, “I’m always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder how the same thing can be both.” The Book Thief is an emotionally thrilling historical fiction tale that takes the reader through the Holocaust and World War II while following Leisel Meminger, a young girl about to embark on a life-changing journey. Throughout the book and the movie, vivid details are given to the viewers which portray…

Eliezer b. Nathan, with the purpose of divulging current and future jewish generations of the fact that the jews who took their own lives and the lives of their loved ones in the face of crusade slaughters were justified in doing so and deserve to be avenged. To get this message across, Rabbi Eliezer b. Nathan sheds negative light upon the character and actions of the christian crusaders. In contrast, he portrays the Rhinehard jewish population as innocent and virtuous, who's acts were pertinent…

Luke 7:4-5 – 4When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, 5for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” Continuing this image, Luke 7:4-5 depicts the way the Jewish elders view and describe the centurion. First it is written that, on behalf of the centurion, the elders appealed to Jesus earnestly (Lk 7:4). They do not recommend the centurion begrudgingly, but willingly and with the intent that his request…

The emotions of hope and fear contrast similar to the effects of water.For instance, like a glacier water can be very dense and turn into ice. When water in this state, it can become very hard and what seems to be unstoppable. In some cases, hope is very hard to come by because the problem seems uncontrollable. Although, when water is in the liquid form, it flows easily through almost all objects. Fear is a very common emotion for most people, like water it can spread easily through an…

At the time, America was very anti-semitic, so Roosevelt believed he needed to convince Americans that the solution to the Jewish question would help Christians as well as Jews(Breitman 156). He was more concerned with the long term implications politically of his actions than an immediate rescue to save lives and limited the number of refugees accepted for political success…

immensely powerful however, he is extremely power hungry and his motive is to rule over all of Ravka. Adolf Hitler was not the genocidist who we see him as today, as a child he was raised very strictly by his parents and his hatred towards Jewish people came from a Jewish professor who rejected his artwork.…

inspiration is what comes to mind when reading 121st division of Psalms. This particular Psalm has been a source of inspiration when inspiring worshipers to worship God. It has personal inspired me to look past my hurts, pains, sorrows and situations to toward the source of my hope, God. This particular passage of Psalms reminds me that, the true and living, God never stop caring for or watching over his children. This Psalm, much like the 23rd division of Psalms written by David, the…

the Holocaust, the Nazis used dehumanization to belittle Jews to mere “things”; objects with no purpose other than to be a nuisance. The Nazis were brutal in their endeavor to wipe out the “insignificant and worthless” Jewish race, mainly forcing their despicable horrors upon the Jewish people in German concentration camps. Although the majority of the dehumanization of the Jews was in German concentration camps, there was also a great deal of injustice towards them long before ending up in…

Abandoned by Stan Telchin reveals his personally journey, 20th century viewpoints of Jewish people, and ways to reach Jewish people for Yeshua. Immediately in the first chapter, Telchin captured my attention with his testimony of the opposition he encountered after accepting Yeshua. Once it was known in the Jewish community that he had received Yeshua, Telchin was immediately pegged as an outsider. He was no longer one of “them”. He details an example of the “us” versus “them” mentality that…