Zionism

The causes and consequences of the riot were lawlessness and antisemitism. Antisemitism was communicated through anti-Semitic slogans, and people explicitly proclaiming themselves the proud reincarnations of Hitler (signs with messages like “Hitler didn’t do his job”).The lawlessness occurred when the error made by the police caused the police to be accused of giving preferential treatment to the Jews. Yet according to a different source from Commentary magazine, written by Philip Gourevitch…

The Britishness of Anglo Indians in Ruth Jhabvala’s A Backward Place Displacement characterizes the life and writings of Ruth Jhabvala. Her Jewish ancestry and sojourn in three countries – Europe, Asia and North America got her the much theorized label “diasporic” to her subjectivity and oeuvre. Unlike many diasporic writers Jhabvala does not reconstruct a Europe she had lived in as an imaginary homeland or a delineation of the community of her ethnic origin (Jewish) in her adopted homeland,…

Mendele Mokher Seforim (מענדעלע מוכר ספֿרים, alternatively transcribed as Moykher Sforim or Sfarim; 1835–1917) is the pen name of Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh, whom Sholem Aleichem dubbed the “grandfather” of Yiddish literature (Miron). Scholars still agree that Abramovitsh established modern Yiddish prose (ibid). Beginning his literary career in Hebrew, he soon turned to Yiddish for a realistic portrayal of Jewish life. The novella Dos kleyne Mentschele (1864) constitutes his first Yiddish…

I/ Introduction: This paper was commissioned by Ms Xiang Gao, a lecture at International Pacific College (IPC). Its purpose is to examine and analyse the conflict between Palestine and Israel in Middle East. The conflict between Israel and Palestine can be considered the most intractable conflict in the world. This conflict has been started since the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. Israel is the country, which is the only Jewish state in the world. It locates in the East of the…

Plan Dalet has gone down in history as one of the most controversial events in the greater context of a long lasting and brutal Arab-Israeli conflict. In a conflict predicated on hate, violence and retribution, Plan Dalet stands out for its long lasting and far reaching implications on both sides. In this essay, I will argue that Plan Dalet was a military strategy aimed at protecting Israel from invading Arab states, unintentionally resulting in an ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. I will…

In Joshua Harmon’s scathingly funny play “Bad Jews,” opening at the Geffen Playhouse on June 17 (previews begin June 9), two cousins clash ferociously over who has the right to inherit the chai necklace that belonged to their beloved grandfather “Poppy,” which Poppy had preserved during the Holocaust by hiding the chai under his tongue. As the 20-somethings quarrel while sitting shivah for their late grandfather, they represent opposite poles of the modern Jewish experience: Daphna Feygenbaum…

The process of Israel becoming a country began with the British mandate. The British mandate was a process that would declare the land of palestine as a safe haven for Jewish people. In 1947, the jewish settlements caused the Arabic natives to be moved to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. From 1948 to 1949, Israel was at war with the jews that had come into their country and fought to regain independence. This lead to Israel becoming a country after the war and being accepted by the United…

When people hear about the Arab-Israeli conflict, they start thinking about how did it start? During the late 19th century, Jews came back from Europe to Palestine where they previously existed. The Jewish people indicated that they were met with violent opposition from the Arabs especially the Palestinians. The same story is claimed to be still happening till today. The claimed story that was just told is not true. What actually happened is that there was a Zionist movement from Europe after…

The motif of orphanhood is central to the Israeli Cultural Identity. Orphan’s usage in this context, however, is the deprivation of some protection or advantage. The Jews of Israel were deprived of adequate protection and a fair advantage and because of that the creation of a Jewish homeland was even more important. While many Jews in Israel, were traditional orphans who had lost their parents, all Jews in Israel were orphans in the way that they were deprived of some protection or advantage in…

Yitzhak Rabin There have been many influences in Israel’s history that have helped to establish the country as a homeland to the Jewish people. Among the many, Yitzhak Rabin, was one of the most influential leaders. Rabin was most known for his support of the existence of the state of Israel. He signifies a part of Israel’s ability to exist as an independent state and an important figure to the Middle East due to his support for Israel. Throughout Rabin’s life, he was an active member in the…