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guaranteed to die. Unfortunately, that was exactly what happened to millions of jews during WWII. WWII was one of the worst times in all of the worlds history. It featured some of the worlds biggest problems, racism and dictatorship. This horrific event was started by a german man named Adolf Hitler, and then continued by his “followers” the nazis. The main idea that brought Hitler to power was his pure hatred for the Jews. He blamed them for Germany's loss in the first world war and many other…

Heinous Did Shakespeare encourage people to hate Jews? Well, in the play, "The Merchant of Venice", by Shakespeare, he made Christians hate Jews like Shylock for being successful like them. Racism back then and still today is a major concern. Most people get judged because they are different from the rest. It is difficult to believe that stereotypical and racial problems still exist in some parts of the world today. People back then did not do anything to stop discrimination, because…

It is clear to see the similarities between the plays The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Marlowe is thought to have been a contemporary of Shakespeare and he would have looked towards Shakespeare and his famous comedy for inspiration for his own work. One of the most significant similarities between the two plays is their Jewish characters, Barabas from The Jew of Malta and Shylock from The Merchant of Venice. However, it is said that…

Thomas Cahill argues that the Jews greatly affected Western society. Although the Jews are small in number, their contributions affect the way all people - both Jewish and non-Jewish behave. Firstly, Judaism introduced the concept of democracy to the world. In the book of Shmot, when G-d defeats the demi-god Pharoah, He proves no political figure can be a god. Furthermore, the 10 plagues are a direct attack against Egyptian gods: the transformation of the Nile river into blood an affront to the…

It took me 40 years to become a Jew. When I was a child, I wasn’t a Jew and not only because I never went to a synagogue. My father’s family had abandoned their religion so he wasn’t Jewish. More to the point, my mother and my grandmother weren’t Jewish either, so according to orthodox Judaism’s principles of matrilineal descent, it was impossible for me to be a Jew. All I had was the “Cohen” name. I once asked my parents why they had not changed it. After saying, quite rightly, that you should…

When Hitler came to power in the 1930’s he made lots of laws to make life hard on the jews. When these laws were enforced the Frank family left Germany and went to the Netherlands. When the Frank lived in the Netherlands without being caught for many years. Hitler finally invaded the Netherlands so the Franks went into hiding. Then the Van Daans joined them in hiding. Living in the secret annex was hard. In the annex there were dangerous flights of stairs, a small attic, one large room, two…

The article, “German artist saved hundreds of Jews during WWII”, by McClatchy-Tribune talks about an incredible story of a brave artist during WWII. The main idea is how multiple people combine their efforts for a German artist, Werner Klemke, who saved hundreds of Jews from the terrible reign of Nazi’s. Klemke was passionate about books, and was also an artist. Ironicly, Klemke is a German soldier who hates Nazi’s. In order to help save as many Jews as possible, he came up with an amazing plan.…

In Debora Dash Moore’s article “GI Jews-How World War Changed Generations”, it discusses the experience of the World War era, from when civilians are called into the military, and when they go through training. It also discusses the struggles that they had to go through with arms. It also highlights of the desperations of Jewish brothers who serves in the arm forces during the world war era. Moore expands on the Jewish encounter with the American military, and the kind of struggles that they…

The three movies, Erbkrank, The Eternal Jew and Jud Suss, all show case various levels of Anti-Semitism that existed in Nazi Germany. The Jew was seen as the destroyer of the true Germany and were thus the culprit for all of their problems. The idea of the Jew as other was clearly displayed in all three movies, in varying means and styles. The audiences for all of the movies clearly impact the manner in which the movies chose to go about exploring the Jewish problem, that reportedly existed…

How were the Jews treated between the years 1933-1939 in Germany? In 1933 January 30th Adolf Hitler was became the Chancellor of Germany, And by the year 1934, he was officially in full order of Germany. Before Hitler came to power Jews lived calmly in Germany, they were viewed as Germans and had imperative impact of their economy with numerous specialists. Jewish, However when Hitler came to power he needed to disengage the Jews of the economy. At first Hitler had utilized hostile to semantic…