Movie Response Praying With Lior

The Lowenstein family is only one example of the thousands of Jewish family’s affected during the Nazi Regime. But through their family’s story one is able to understand some of the conditions people were under during that time period. However, the family was no fully Jewish. Max Lowenstein was Jewish but Marie Steinberg was from Estonia, as a result their son Henry was half Jewish but their daughter who was from not born from Marie’s marriage with Max was not Jewish. Nevertheless, the family still received tremendous persecution. His father was a doctor and his mother an artist. But both were very artistic, as Henry Lowenstein mentions in the video. He remembers growing up in an apartment where there were always performers in their home; the place was decorated with art, his parents always went to the theater, and his mother would take him to different museums in Berlin. They were also a family who practiced both Christian and Jewish traditions. His sister, who wasn’t even Jewish knew more Hebrew than him and could recite the bible. They were a very happy and united family until the Nazi’s grew in power and they were forced to break

My father was a cultured man, rather unsentimental. He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than with that of his own kin. The Jewish community of Sighet held him in highest esteem; his advice on public and even private matters was frequently sought. (p.

The main theme of this story was to show the miraculous and courageous struggle of one loving and devoted family, who put their own lives at stake to protect the lives of many others. Every night, before they were placed in the concentration camp, the tiny family of three read a scripture from the Bible. While in the “hell”, they prayed that God would forgive the retched and brutal souls of the Nazi guards who beat and killed many people. They put their Christian beliefs above all else. It was more important to them that they gave up their lives to rescue others because it was the Christian thing to do

The stories “The Medicine Bag” and “Apache Girls Rite of Passage” both explain the important traditions that transition a child to adulthood. In “The Medicine Bag” a young boy named Martin is passed down an important family heirloom that represents the change from a boy to a man. In “Apache Girls Rite of Passage” a documentary is made about an important ritual that Apache girls participate in to change from a girl to a woman. In both passages there are similarities and differences between the Rite of Passage. There are also advantages and disadvantages of presenting a story in text or in a video.

My childhood has shaped this intrinsic want to dedicate myself to people. In doing so, I feel compelled to explain why my family has had such a strong impact on my life. Growing up as a child in a Greek

Lev was born with the gift of artistry, his earliest memory at the age of four when he was “holding [his] pencil…and transferring the world around [him]” (Potok 5). This gift was the main catalyst for the turmoil within his youth, as well as his adult life. His gift made him acutely aware of the emotions and feelings of the world in which he lived and is anything but indifferent to the agony as well as joy of earth. He paints the world true to how he sees it, like how he painted Stalin when he was scared of going to Vienna. He is aware of the pain he put his parents through when he refused to go to Vienna, but he puts his gift above all. Lev’s ability to use his gift as a form of expression and escape adds to the world and helps with Lev’s own mental anguish over his trials with his father and religion. Lev pursues a mental peace and balance in his passion for art and love of his religion as an orthodox Jew. The two most important aspects of his life often battle each other, but he searches for harmony between the two. Painting and drawing is Lev’s medium to express him because it is where he can be truest to whom he is. His father, a huge figure in his life, “set himself as an adversary” (Potok 184) because his views Lev’s drawings as foolishness. As such, this past of constant conflict creates a strained relationship with his father. The two were never able to communicate without the help of Lev’s mother.

The theme of this book is determination and victory. I learned that life is valuable, and something worth fighting for. It amazes me that all the doctors and nurses were so dedicated to helping a boy they did not know, a boy who’s condition was only getting worse. This book proved that anything is possible when God is in control; all we need to do is fully rely on Him.

The boy has succeeded in unintentionally sharing this rarity with his father. For when it comes to helping others the boy always wants to “give (them) something to eat” (163). Despite themselves suffering from starvation, the father follows the boy’s wishes. He sacrifices his own needs to make his son happy. Love is the emotion that gives the father hope. While on his deathbed, the father refutes the son’s wishes to die together. He knows how easy it would be to selfishly pull the trigger and save his son from the terrors that haunt the earth. However, he knows that there is always a chance of life, a chance of happiness, and chance of luck. Thus, directing his son that he “cant go with (him). (He) needs to keep going” (278), for it would be inhumane to seize the opportunity from his son. Due to the love for his son, the father is able to walk in the light of his ethics while everyone else falls into the shadows. However, at times the light doesn't seem so bright when one is constantly questioning the higher power who is supposed to be the one illuminating the luminescence.

My ancestral background belief is focused on spirituality and prayers hence, this lecture was a reinforcement towards my daily practice of prayers in my life.

The film brings light to the marginalization and oppression the people who live in the banlieue often face through a shocking narrative that forces the viewer to pay attention. The film opens with an image of the Earth as a voiceover tells the story of a man falling from a 50-story building. As he falls, he says to himself, ‘so far, so good, so far,

Imagine that your family is uprooted from where they have been living for your whole life, and are moved to a small space with 50 other people surrounded by death, suffering, disease and starvation. This scenario was very real in both the novel Night and the movie “Life is beautiful”. Furthermore, these two stories from the holocaust are similar and different in many ways. They are both from the same point of view which is from the son, the development of Elie and Joshua throughout the story, the characterization of the father, and God’s provisions in there lives while they were in the concentration camp. Although, there are many things that are alike in both of these stories, there are many things that are different. Which consist of the mood of sadness, the fathers different ways of showing love, and how God protected them both but in different ways. In the novel Night and in the movie “Life is beautiful”, the holocaust is portrayed

‘Night’ and ‘Life is beautiful’ are two different texts that analyses a wide variety of different themes for multiple reasons, the main themes that are explored in most importance for comparison and contrast are that of Survival, Camps and Fathers. The two texts are similar ways of explaining how life was like in the holocaust, where Night was an experience of being sent to the German concentrations camps, this book tells us his story from being setting up the ghettoes until the end of the holocaust, and Life Is Beautiful was based on the holocaust in a funny version so viewers were getting an enjoyable way of understanding some of the things that occurred in this time period of history.

“Always like kids that hold to their religion. Important thing, religion” (49). In Chaim Potok’s The Chosen, many different religious traditions are brought to life. Readers are able to see different sides of the Jewish culture through Reb Saunders and his son Danny and David Malter and his son Reuven. Mr. Saunders and his son Danny hold tightly to the Hassidic Jewish customs, these traditions are more strict and complex. On the other side of the Jewish spectrum, Mr. Malter and Reuven are Orthodox Jews, they acquire many traditions from their ancestors, but none as complex as those of the Hassidic group. Many people look at Jewish traditions and think they are all the same, such as skullcaps and kosher eating, but in fact if people dive into

In addition to developing Moses, Leora, and Jabil, she never neglects those in lesser roles. Particularly with Seth and Sal, who tap-danced all over my heart in this book. Then there was Josh, a new character, whose fatherlike devotion to Moses has a major impact on the outcome of the story. The Divide is just as unpredictable as it’s predecessor, but delivers with satisfaction the answers we’ve longed to know—who does she

“Children of Heaven” is a film that portrayed a story mainly about a brother and sister in Iran and a missing pair of shoes. The plot brought into perspective a different culture both within the family environment and between the rich and poor neighborhoods. In addition, the film described a variety of people’s attitudes when they encounter setbacks. The most significant aspects of the film were the social factors that distinguished fate, and the embodiment of the family value that displayed precious love. Moreover, the effect of environment, which depicted the different aspects of the community.