Land of Israel

Living through inexplicable horror may cause one to have problems expressing themselves, but conveying a message to avoid future injustice is important when portraying the unimaginable. From 1933 to 1945, about six million Jews were killed brutally in concentration camps. Adolf Hitler's attempt to exterminate the religion failed for there were numerous survivors who constantly have trouble explaining what happened. However, no words or languages are strong enough to accurately describe the…

An Analysis of the Plot in The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen Hannah, the main character in the novel The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen, wants nothing to do with her heritage, until a sudden transformation shows her the importance of history, and the importance of family. In the novel, Hannah is transported back in time to the Holocaust in an unknown concentration camp, where she forgets her modern knowledge and lives the life of a girl from that time named Chaya, which is her Hebrew name…

Dehumanization Can Change Everything Being Jewish or being at a concentration camp is like living hell. “Night” by Elie Wiesel was punished in 1960. The book was mainly about this twelve year old boy who was taken from his old life to go to a concentration camp. He lost his family, and all he has left is his father. He has to see so much dehumanizing things throughout this book. Dehumanization is one huge theme throughout this book. The concentration camp can turn you from being the old you…

According to Anxiety.org, a website that delves into humanities mental health issues, “some studies place the prevalence of PTSD in the Holocaust Survivor communities between 46% and 55%” (). The Holocaust was a very traumatizing experience, where many many Jews became victims to dehumanization. This is understood in Elie Wiesel’s book, Night, in which he explains how many Jews were made into monsters or only cared for themselves as a result of their experiences. “The fact that Jews can regain…

Think back to the early 1940s, when hundreds of thousands of Jews from Europe sought refuge from a crazed ruler. Knowing the events that occurred, any decent person regardless of their country or religion would have voiced their concern for the Jews to their government, and not rest until action was taken to free the oppressed. People would have welcomed the Jewish refugees to their country with open arms if only they could have foreseen what was to come. In the Middle East there is a rising…

The film The Believer, is a film about Danny Balint who is a Jewish boy that becomes a neo-Nazi. He grows up to be an angry, violent guy, attacking Judaism and Jews. Throughout the film, the paradoxical anti-Semitic view of Jewish self-hatred can be seen but along with this, viewers see that as much as Danny hates Jews and Judaism, he cares about the traditions as well. Although Danny kills himself, thus ending the protagonist, the ending of the film is inconclusive. One could argue that Danny…

The holocaust is introduced as one of the most horrifying historical and theological crises of the twentieth century; Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Treblinka are some of the names that elicited horrors of these events. The combination of deaths and agony that occurred in these concentration camps and others exceeded more than any encountered before. The Holocaust desensitized and created hollowness in many of those who survived. Elie Wisel is one of those survivors. Night is a novel of Elie…

Rule). Later, the separation of politics did not happen. The separation of politics, however made itself known in other cities. There was a point when many people doubted Arab Spring because it wasn’t supporting the breaking of the blockade in Gaza, Israel according to (Staff). Change slowly started happening in Bulgaria and Romania, their protest started getting more violent as according to (Engler). Many people were terrified, so they tried doing things differently in a way that was both right…

According to the UN development programme in 2002, the Middle East have witnessed high level of poverty, inequality, and gender gaps. All these factors have caused the Arab Spring. Although we have heard from the west about success stories of Egypt in terms of economic performance, according to the neo-liberal thinkers. However it has been argued that the rise of economy was due to the revolution. This statement can be questioned, as many left wings will argue that since introducing capitalism…

Judaism is one of the oldest religion originated in the Middle East. It is one of the original of the three Abrahamic religions, which includes Christianity and Islam. All of these three religions claim to live by faith in one true God. It encompasses the culture, religious practices and philosophy of Jew, who have established communities throughout the world. The central belief of Judaism includes monotheism, restoration, the laws of Torah and justice. All the religions originated in the…