Politics of Israel

The Holocaust was an event where Jews were considered inhuman and not worthy of living. The stories during this time were told by lucky survivors as well as through the famous diary written by an optimistic Jewish girl named Anne Frank. The planned genocide was one of the reasons why people felt sympathy towards the Jews, and the need to help. Chiune Sugihara was one of these people. Sugihara was a Consul-General from Japan who traveled to Lithuania at the beginning of World War II and decided…

youths eligible for Roman citizenship, which is clearly denied to slaves and slaves’ children. Jewish people living within Roman society may technically be held higher than slaves, but they still are denied the right to participating within Roman politics and voting. A rough outline of the social class outlines two sets of people: the higher class, which includes people like equestrians, veterans, and senators, and the lower class, which is essentially everyone else but slaves (Martin, Ancient…

Operation Badr is the codename given to the joint Syrian and Egyptian attack on Israel. The surprise attack began on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur at 1400 on October 6, 1973. Coincidentally, not only did this war start on the holiest of Jewish holidays, but it was also fought during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which is why it is still referred to as the Ramadan war in the Muslim world. The purpose of this essay is threefold: first, to explore exactly why this war was fought in the…

related, there are differences of opinion. I've given this some thought before, and I think there are three things that distinguish us from prior generations, and signal we are nearing the end of this age. Israel becoming a nation is one of them. There are so many end-time prophesies that require Israel to be back in the land, and for 1800 that just wasn't the case, and seemed inconceivable. There were those who scoffed at the idea in the 19th century, but then it happened. It had been even…

In 722 B.C.E. Israel was taken over by the Assyrians, a group of people greatly influenced by the Mesopotamian culture of Babylon, but there were about forty thousand survivors. These survivors were sent into exile in Babylonia, which is a time commonly known as the Babylonian Captivity. After the Persians defeated the Babylonians, in 538 B.C.E., King Cyrus the Great allowed the exiled people to return to Jerusalem. At this time, the exiles started redefining their beliefs and practices. This…

Stars Shine in The Dark Within 6 million Jews were massacred; despite the fear they all felt, thousands mustered the strength, courage, and bravery to live on. In 1939 World War two started. The Holocaust occurred during this time and it was a disgusting and shocking event in the world, it resulted in the death of millions of Jews. During the horrific event the Jews refused to let the Nazis take their lives so easily, they resisted in two forms, armed and unarmed. During the Holocaust, there…

Both the ancient treaties of Kadesh and the Thirty Years Peace succeeded and failed as a result of the same concept. However, not only do these two treaties succeed or fail as a result of the same concept. The outcome of every treaty in history can be traced back to its completion or failure in the following 4 categories: specificity and completeness of the terms, enforcement of the terms, willingness of the participants, agreement over terms. The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty was successful…

Jewish Religion Today around 13-14 million people admit to believing in Judaism, 80% of those people live in Israel and the United States. Judaism has many different beliefs and values, but the traditions vary between families, between synagogues, and between towns. Judaism relates to the short story “The Son from America” because of the way that the family celebrates the Sabbath and the way they practice praying each day. The Jewish faith consists of many different elements, beliefs, and…

The Secret Annex There was a time in history that was called the Holocaust. This time period was one of the worst in history. Many Jews were killed for no reason. There was a group of people that got help during this time period. The people that helped the jews were brave people This is the story of the Secret Annex. First, there was a woman named Meip. Meip helped out some the Jews that were going to be captured and put them in her attic. Her attic was called the Secret Annex…

Over eleven million people were killed in the Holocaust. Because of Hitler’s hatred for Jews, over six million people of that eleven million were Jews. In these tough times, heroes were needed. In “Diary of Anne Frank,” two ordinary people selflessly risked their lives to help Anne’s family. Although some people don’t take action against evil, ordinary people can be heroes because they risk their life for good, they help people, and forgive people when they do wrong. In Hitler’s rein, Nazi’s…