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    The immigration of polish citizens to the United States has occurred because of varying reasons. Many Poles came to America because of economic reasons and as a way to seek refuge from the effects of World War II. Polish Jews came to the United States as a result of growing anti-Semitism and discrimination. For this reason, it is important to highlight some of the major differences between the immigration of poles and Jewish poles to the United States. Several factors influenced polish…

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    The stories are pogroms, fire, and floods. There are stories of pogroms, fires and floods. Lavish tombstones speak of the golden days in the 16th century Renaissance, when Emperor Rudolph II ruled plus do not forget the tales about the Jews defending Prague against the Swedes in 1648, during the…

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    The Holocaust, a majority of people know what it is, but a slim number know how this genocide began. When the sun rose over Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia the morning of November 10, 1938, it was filled with smoke of hazy fires. Synagogues and Jewish businesses were burning, across multiple countries. The aftermath of this catastrophic event included many lives lost, a way of life, and buildings burned to ash. Historians call this massive coordinated attack on the Jews by the German reich-…

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    born on May 1,1993 severely months after the Nazis came I lived with most of my family in Inge. My parents were always scared of my safety so, every time I asked them if i could play outside they said no. When I was five the Nazi’s did a nationwide pogrom known as Kristallnacht (the Night Of Broken Glass). At that time I didn’t know what was going on and, who was doing it. One of our neighbors came by and said the Nazis are coming. I didn’t know what was going on but my parents took me by…

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    Historical Investigation Arab Israeli Conflict Controversy: The Israelites deserve the land they are fighting over. The Israelis truly deserve land they were promised. After researching the history of the Jewish people and understanding their view point on this topic. The judgment that can be made is that the Jews certainly do deserve the land they are fighting for. Before the topic at hand is discussed, the history of Jews and Zionists should be explored. According to the English dictionary…

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    Queen Esther in the Book of Esther is an example of displaying this type of power. Because she was in good favor with her husband, Ahasuerus, who was the King of Persia, she was able to protect the Jews from a pogrom against them directed by the king’s royal chief advisor, Haman. Esther had privileges, power, and the king’s favor, because he greatly loves her as the bible stated, “The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his grace and favor…

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    Pale Of Settlement

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    Life for the Russian Jew from the period of 1880 to 1920 was not a life desired by anyone. The Jews were forced to live in harsh conditions, lost their ability to have certain jobs, and faced extreme violence from their neighbors, the Russian peasantry. Emigration to America became a way of escaping these truly awful conditions and providing better for one’s family. In 1804, Alexander I created legislation known as the “Statute Concerning the Organization of the Jews.” This forced Jews to…

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    Anti- Semitism or prejudice of Jews, has distressed the world seemingly since the Middle Ages, particularly in the midst of the Holocaust. The Middle Ages were a discriminatory age for the Jewish people, when the Black Death epidemic, killed approximately twenty-five million people. The blame was given to the Jews after rumors spread that they deliberately poisoned the population through drinking wells. Later, the annihilation of Germany in World War I created a degraded economy and struggling…

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    Fab Four: The Beatles

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    My choice fell on well-known Fab Four. The success of the band was formed by phenomenon of "Beatlemania" - состояние сильной, граничащей с сумасшествием, любви к группе The Beatles. During an active concert activity is expressed in fanatical worship , which prevented the carrying out of concerts. In the future, the movement has affected many , including music distant from humans. They began to play and form new group For young people all over the world The Beatles became a role model (this is…

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    The Igbo-Hausa Case Study

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    caused a fear of extinction and a perceived “threat of Southern domination” mounted the tension with the advanced Igbos. The pervasive ethnic violence towards Igbos living in the Northern Region started after the coup led by Igbo army officers in 1966 pogroms, then the heightened hatred consequently caused the secessionist movement of Igbo people led by Colonel Ojukwu. It led to a three-year armed conflict full of bloodshed and massacre, leaving behind the question of genocide with an estimate…

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