New antisemitism

Resistance in Death Camps The Nazis had a vulgar and powerful hate towards Jews. They did whatever they could to try to erase the Jewish race. The Holocaust is the largest mass murder to a religion that this world has ever seen. Most Jews had no idea what was going on and had no clue that they were going to be killed so quickly (Grobman). During the Holocaust Jews were thrown into death camps where most were murdered right away while others suffered; however there were some brave and courageous…

to an end, there would be a rise in a fascist totalitarian regime that emphasized the need for a strong central government led by a single ruler. “Leaders who embraced fascism, such as Mussolini and Hitler, claimed that they were striving to build a new community on a national – not an international – level. Extreme nationalists, and often racists, Fascists glorified war and the military.” The development of such political philosophy influenced the ideas and beliefs of Adolf Hitler – a German…

Ellie Wiesel is considered to be one of the most prominent Jewish authors during the World War II era. Wiesel, through-out his life, has written many books portraying the vast accounts of social injustice the Jews experienced during the War. Wiesel’s critically acclaimed “Night” tells of these atrocities first hand and what he witness at a very young age. Ellie Wiesel is known for his striking imagery and colorful use of words to display the brutally of the Nazi regime in 1940s Europe. Across…

Anti-Semitism has been an influence in the way the Jews have been treated since the beginning of the modern era, with many societies discriminating against the race as a whole incredible harshly. The prejudice towards the Jews in the 11th century onwards has been used as a political and social tool for government bodies from many countries. This idea is exemplified through the Blood Libel which occurred during this time frame, with events such as the first accusation, treatment of the Jews…

During World War II a horrific event occurred in history known as the Holocaust. Jews all throughout Europe were condemned and persecuted by the Nazis. However, before facing their unjust death they were placed in concentration camps located in Germany. The Jews were exterminated in different ways at the camps. An abundance of Jews imprisoned in the concentration camps died from the diseases that were obtained in the camp due to lack of human necessities. These diseases were caused by severe…

“Those who want to live,let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle, do not deserve to live.” This is what Adolf Hitler had to say. He was born April 20,1889 and committed suicide on April 30,1945. This despicable man made significant changes throughout history. He did a couple good things here and there like anti-smoking campaigns but he did way more harm, than he did good. You can not think of the Holocaust without thinking about Adolf’s hatred…

empire city by city, those who accepted the authority became leaders of conquered cities, helping to maintain order (Allen 46). On the other hand, most dissidents and Visigoth elites fled for safety. Thus, it was relatively simple to integrate their new empire. Calling the land “al-Andalus”, the Muslims oversaw a smooth transition of rule, unified under a Caliphate, and later, Emirate. Reforms advocated coexistence and interfaith harmony between Muslims, Christians, and Jews (Allen 4),…

In Yael Zerubavel’s, compelling and eye opening book Recovered Roots, the author attempts to explore the reconstruction of Jewish nationalism, myths and identities socially constructed by Zionist leaders across several decades. She does so by analysing themes critical to the study of Jewish history such as iconic heroism, collective sacrifice and the creation of Israeli national identity through narrative reconstruction as well as the reinterpretation of ancient Jewish military defeats such as…

During the Holocaust, the SS Nazis dehumanized the Jews to the point of them feeling so belittled and like they were absolutely nothing. Eli Wiesel’s book Night gives many examples of this. Many Jews started referring to the others as “creatures”. Eli talks like this in his book: “The old men stayed in their corner, silent, motionless, hunted-down creatures. There they prayed” (70). He refers to a couple old veterans as “hunted-down creatures” because in the end, that’s how they all felt. They…

War is cruel. It takes but never gives anything good in return. In World War 2, war took the lives of over 60 million people. In the Odyssey, war killed the crew of Odysseus. The poem “War is kind” also describes war as what it truly is, horrific, terrifying, and cruel. War also leaves terrible scars on the soldiers; an article over PTSD shows just how terrible those scars are. All three works of literature show that war is cruel. The Odyssey is a collection of chapters telling the story of…