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Cruelty describes something that is beyond evil, such as the acts that the Nazis committed towards the Jews showing the theme of inhumanity to man. In the memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel he describes the way that the Nazis treat him and the other Jews, which is horrific and progressively worsens. When Wiesel first arrives at the camp he is seperated from his mom and sisters, unfortunately he did not know that it would be the last time he would ever see them, “I saw them disappear into the…

How does the poet create themes of hopelessness and what effect does it have on the reader? The poem Refugee Blues, describes the time during the Jew holocaust, where two refugees together lost all rights and freedom in their country. Throughout the poem, themes of hopelessness and isolation were conveyed throughout. The poet Auden does this by using various techniques and language devices. This has an effect on the readers as they start sympathizing for the two refugees in this poem. Auden…

In the post war years, Montreal was the core center of Canadian Jews. Its Jewish population exceeded Toronto’s, and the educational and communal structures built by the Jewish community outdid the smaller centers in Canada. Jews in Canada frequently live in cities or suburbs. Although not as residentially segregated as the Vietnamese, often neighborhoods could be considered “Jewish neighborhoods” because of the amount of Jewish synagogues, schools and Jewish population living there. In Louis…

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 life of Gregor von Rezzori is the story of a boy, and later a man, who is torn apart by his contradicting feelings towards Jews. The title of the article reflects that this story is not a snapshot of a certain period but rather it encompasses the first half of Von Rezzori’s life, from his childhood in the early 20th century to his eventual emigration to the United States after World War 2. The topics that appear in this article abstain from dwelling on Jewish stereotypes or fervent…

“Bystanders - The Common, but Overlooked Criminals” “Human beings were being burned in our times; the world would never tolerate such crimes (Eliezer 33),” Eliezer said with shock. His father responds by saying, “The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria. (Eliezer 33).” Although people knew what happened to the Jews, some of them ignored it and went on with life without taking action against the Nazis. Some people did not speak out and try to save the…

thematic instance of Persian-Islamic painting that critics cannot employ phenomenology in order to link the formal traits of it to the transcendentality of the center of Islamic art; however, the layering aspects of it has been revealed through adopting historicism standpoint. Investigations on controversial subject matters such as the representation of eroticism in Islamic art and questioning the authority of religion are the results of following historicism perspectives. In the…

Despite the connections of Ruth and Judith to the wisdom the of the Proverbs 31 woman and Esther’s implicit association, yet because Ruth and Esther do not follow Torah like Judith their actions are not righteous. Judith follows the dietary laws noted in the Torah. Judith “…gave her maid a skin of wine and a flask of oil, and filled a gag with roasted gain, dried fig cakes and fine bread; she wrapped up all her dishes and gave them to her to carry” (Judith, 10:5). Judith follows the Torah,…

Journal Three Firoozeh Dumas says that Americans know very little about Iran and Iranians, and I agree. Before reading her book, I would have been confused and lost if anyone asked more for any information about Iran. After reading Funny in Farsi I feel as thought I have a better understanding of Iran, Iranian culture, and Iranian Americans. One of the most interesting things I learned, was how American’s views and opinions of Iran and Iranian people changed after the Iranian Revolution and…

The Book of Esther: Old Testament The book of Esther is about her faith and obedience. Esther was able to overcome the limitations of her subordinate position to her husband and influence him in such a manner that she was able to save the Jewish community. Background The story of Esther takes place in Persia during period (486-465 BCE). Due to the Jewish community was in exile and forced to live out of their native Israel. Esther and Mordecai decide to settle in citadel Susa (Esther 1: 2-3)…