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In the essay “Judaism and Economic Reform”, Norman Solomon, a Jewish-American journalist, presents a compelling argument on the basis of the need for economic reform while providing simple religious base solutions. While discussing two major economic problems that plague the world’s current economy, Solomon introduces the Jewish view of the global economy and their general view on economics as a whole. With this introduction to the Jewish worldview of economics we as readers are able to transition into understanding Solomon’s solutions of education & using Jewish law to improve the current state of the global economy. Although Solomon’s ideas of education and relying on Jewish law to improve the global economy seem logical, Sallie McFague,

In this reflection paper I will be reflecting on the Jewish Americans making America their home and Americans response to the Holocaust. I will first address how the Jewish Americans emigrated from other nations into the United States. Once they got here what they had to do to become Americans but also keeping their Jewish identity visible. I will then talk about the Americans Response to the Holocaust and supply information about Jews in the Holocaust also including my thoughts on the Holocaust by ending in my conclusion. The reason for immigrating to America is the endless opportunities and immense freedom.

In the past decade it has become more common in the media, college campuses, and among public intellectuals argue for the sake of “Anti-Zionism,” and state that Israel is an “illegitimate” state (Harrison, p. 9). Those who are looking to start a “New” anti-Semitism often have this opinion. Harrison states the rebuttals that have follows these claims. One of the rebuttals is that, “anti-Zionism, by its nature cannot be anti-Semitic, since it consists in opposition to Zionism, not in opposition to Jews or to Judaism per se” (Harrison, p. 9). This rebuttal goes against the opinion of other authors who state anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism interchangeable. Another rebuttal is that “if there has been a resurgence in anti-Semitism in the West, and in the Islamic world, it is entirely occasioned by justifiable indignation at the conduct and policies of Israel” (Harrison, p. 9). Harrison states that “anti-Zionists” wish to be regarded as “anti-racists,” as if Zionism is a form of racism. Harrison continues to state that Zionism is not a form of racism, but a form of nationalism. Harrison’s idea that Zionism is a form of nationalism coinsides with C.R. Power and Sharon Power’s

The cycle of settlement, exodus, and displacement is central to that of Jewish history. Theodor Herzl’s “A Jewish State” explores this question in depth in light of the inception of the political Zionist movement and the general rise of nationalism across the Middle East. “A Jewish State” serves to capitalize on unrest of the Jewish people in light of segregation in European states through connections that rely upon two relatively recent developments in the Western world at the time: imperialism and the repercussions of the Industrial Revolution. The language of the document is connected to a general theme of hierarchy and power dynamics both in Jewish society and in the context of states. Additionally, sophisticated word choice suggests that the intended audience would be Jewish individuals with a high level of education and possibly status and wealth.

The poster depicting a stocky male figure holding an axe in one hand and touching his muscles with the other serves to raise funds from American Jews for the rebuilding of Israel through the rise of agriculture. The figure touching his muscle with one hand symbolizes his strength and aptness toward labor. Furthermore, the poster contains an image of a tractor and agrarian structure in the background, which again suggests that this “reborn nation” is committed to agricultural productivity, change, and growth. The Hebrew lettering towards the bottom of the poster connects the American Jewish community to the Israeli community and Hebrew culture. The various elements incorporated into this poster collectively serve to rebrands the Jewish image from a traditional vision of the Jew as bookish and scholarly to a more contemporary vision, characterized by a love for the ideals of agriculture, labor, and production. Indeed, this poster’s message is diverse and appealing.

A recent letter to the editor titled “speaking out against Israel cannot be conflated with ‘anti-Semitism’“ showed a lack of knowledge surrounding the movement of Zionism, as well as a misunderstanding of modern anti-Semitism. The author argues a few distinct points, being that supporting Zionism is a way of Jews to suppress the voice from people of color, that Jewish teachings and morality do not support Zionism, and that Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is in the same lines and philosophy of white supremacists and Nazis.

As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, Ron Dermer reluctantly accepted an assignment to argue that Israel should be condemned for its treatment of Palestinians.More than two decades and a renowned American citizenship later, Mr. Dermer is the Israeli ambassador to the United States, with such a close relationship to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he has been called “Bibi’s brain.” He is now at liberty to make a full-throated case for Israel.Ron Dermer was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, as the younger son of Yaffa Rosenthal, who was born in Mandatory Palestine and moved to Florida with her parents shortly after Israel won its independence, and Jay Dermer, a trial lawyer from New York City, who became mayor of Miami Beach in the late 1960s. Dermer went to a Jewish day school. In 1984, two weeks before his bar mitzvah, his father died of a heart attack. His brother David Dermer, a Democrat like his

Racism and anti-Semitism are greatly produced and reproduced digressing from subject to subject the discourse-analytical approach is very rewarding when dealing with the forms of social discrimination. In this paper i will be addressing the difference and similarities between racism and anti-Semitism and also discussing the historical origins and subsequent development in the modern period of the 19th and 20th centuries. The paper will also explain what Zionism is, its origins and its relationship with racism to nationalism and the nation-state. Racism is often viewed sociologically than historically, it has been identified as a cause of of a number of the world’s historical and current social evils, and this includes slavery, human rights

A common adage is that the pen is mightier than the sword. The amount of power that a pen truly holds can be observed by viewing the influence writing has had on the formation of the Jewish state of Israel. Before there was a Jewish state, around the time of 1,300 BCE there was a Jewish nation that rose up in response to Moses’ leadership and contribution of the Torah. Over 3,000 years later, Theodor Herzl’s pamphlet “The Jewish State” sparked the nationalist movement of Zionism that eventually led to the formation of the state of Israel. The immense impact written works can have on the development of nations and eventually states is exhibited through the influence of Moses’ writing of the Torah and Herzl’s creation of “The Jewish State” on

Many studies have been conducted about the minority languages in Canada as a multilingual and multicultural society (Dweik, Nofal & Qawasmeh, 2014; Qawar, 2014). For example, Dweik et al (2014) investigated the language use and attitudes among the Muslim Arabs of Vancouver in Canada. The results indicated that the Muslim Arabs maintained their Arabic language through multiple factors. These factors relate to the use of Arabic language in different domains such as home, friendship, workplace and neighbourhood. Besides, language maintenance factors such as the use of Arabic in religious activities, the status of the Arabic language, cultural identity, attending Arabic schools and the role of the Arab mass media (TV, radio and newspapers) are

The first reading was about the origins of Zionism, and it was a portion of Theodor Herzl’s pamphlet discussing the importance of and the benefits of establishing a Jewish state. Written in the late 19th century, it was clear from the pamphlet that anti-Semitism had been a problem in Europe for centuries, and this was Herzl’s solution to that problem. This is significant because it displayed the reasons behind Zionism and the Jewish population’s feelings about constantly facing discrimination in Europe.

Restrictions and persecution followed the Jewish people as they were met with prejudice throughout Eastern and Western Europe. Organized political Zionism grew from tsarist Russia, where pogroms carried out against the Russian and Polish Jews in the 1880’s killed thousands. Originating in Russia in 1884, an agency named the Lovers of Zion assisted the emigration of Jews to Palestine, where they organized small farms. During this time Leon Pinsker wrote “Auto-Emancipation”, a Zionist pamphlet in which he posits an answer to the “Jewish Question”. He argues that Jews are despised all over the world, and are viewed as aliens that cannot be assimilated. He also states, “Since it is not to be our mission to reform mankind, we must see what we have to do for ourselves under the circumstances.”

The State of Israel was founded in 1948 as a Jewish state. At the time of Israel’s founding, Jews made up only 32% of Palestine (Yiftachel, 58). In order to accomplish the goal of creating a Jewish state, it was imperative

The forum for counter antisemitism vigorously condemns Prof. Sandel’s for his visit annulation. Prof. Sandel’s cancelled his visit because of politic positions. He rejected our Israeli’s university and didn’t want to make a lecture in front of Jewish students - Academic teacher shouldn’t act by political or ethnical issues. Prof. Sandel’s acts are intolerant and not reflecting Academic ethic.

18) What language will be spoken? Hebrew is the main language used for all daily conversation. Arabic is the main language used by the Israeli-Arab citizens, in the northern quarter of the city. In some segments English has also been spoken of.