Who is a Jew?

Those who are interested in history, and especially those who study it closely, find themselves familiar with a number of historical “villains”; these villains have left their mark on the world and ruefully earned a place in history as such. Among these many figures, few are mentioned with antisemitism being their ultimate malevolency. Even fewer are endurably mentioned when just “evil” is mentioned, or even “antisemitism”. I would argue that perhaps only one figure holds the title of being the…

Christianity and Islam. Judaism ultimate reality is a single powerful god, who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. Their relationship with god is very covenant however Judaism has no creed and beliefs of individual Jews can vary widely. During the 12th-century prophet rabbi Maimonides put together "13 Articles of Faith" that in his believed thought every Jew ought to…

treated the Jews as vermin instead of humans; affirmed by the metaphor of German cats chasing Jewish mice. Certainly,…

Have you ever felt controlled being threatened by people who have so much power in their hands? Elie the main character in the book called “Night” has experience many horrible things that make you think can they really do that? Elie grew up in Sighet in a world that Germans and Jews did not really like each other. As things started to conflict both sides Nazi’s took over and sent Jews to the concentration camps people like Elie and his father who begin to work and have saw many horrific things…

The Jews are not hoping to be dealt with so horrendously, but rather they are not willing to starve and be treated so harshly by the Germans. Close to the start of the diary, Eliezer experiences lost confidence in the wake of seeing terrible demonstrations of barbarism. The Jews were dealt with as though they were refusing in the city. Nobody felt the need to say anything on the grounds that they felt they would be beaten considerably more. " The individuals who kept noiseless yesterday will…

property and view Jews as having more than others. Memories of horrendous acts last in the minds of those who witness it, and in their communities. The Jedwabne program was preserved through the generations. Gross places Jedwabne in the larger context of Polish memory in towns where Jews were murdered, these memories are kept alive. There is a rural memory in Poland of what happened to their Jews. There are Poles who deny responsibility for Jedwabne, but the residents know the Jews were…

Schindler. An affluent German businessman who helped the Jews in every way he could, whether it through his bribes, or via his influence in the Nazi Party. He exhibited qualities of a truly inspiring leader in all he did to save innocent lives. His life affected many Jews, because he saved their lives and went to all measures to ensure their safety. Schindler did so much for the Jews, although he did not always possess the altruistic traits he displayed toward the Jews during the Holocaust.…

atrocious time of World War Two when Nazis terrorize innocent people. They both describe the despicable Nazis who cause indescribable chaos. In The Devil’s Arithmetic, Jane Yolen describes the lives of the Nazis’ victims and how we must all remember the sacrifices made for each person living today. Each Jew, in the book, dies with honor and fear. She teaches us about the traditions of Jews done today. Respect is made from the cognizant…

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel a young boy describes his experiences as a Jew in the concentration camp during World War II. Wiesel had witnessed many horrific things. Two of those were executions. Though the two processes were the similarities, the Jews’ reactions to the executions were different. The first execution that he had witnessed was of a well-built boy who had three years of concentration camp life. The boy was from Warsaw And he was caught stealing. You can tell from some of…

history that inhumanity is apparent is during the Holocaust. In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel, the life of a Jew in a concentration camp is witnessed first hand. The way the jews are treated shows how inhumane people can be. This inhumanity alters how the jews think and how they act. Inhumanity does not onlt alter the physical appearance, but the mental thoyught process. The jews were treated as animals. When they were tansported to the camps they were in tightly packed cars. “‘There…