Personal Narrative: I Am Jewish

'Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases,

reason? ‘I am a Jew’. This is a very strong speech and is aimed to

Other depictions of Jews is the big nose depicted on the face that is drawn, as well as, again, the Star of David.

Jewish boys, when I lived on 63rd Drive in Queens with my mom and sister, wore religious garments weaved from their god’s commandments, hidden over their shoulders, under their shirts and tied at the waist. Dangling holy fringes handed down from parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so forth protected the little Kepis, perfect in the eyes of their families, with an ace up their sleeves and they knew it. Non-Jewish kids, having to face life barren of the symbolic breastplate, or the assumed Hasidic halo (another neat trick) knew there was something different being a modern Semitic but they could never put a finger on it. The only clue anything was going on inside all that Jewish hair was the fleeting smiles at the corners of their mouths a wisp before the lips turned smug.

One of the reasons anti-semitism will never be eradicated is racist people that love to spread rumors about Jews, such as Adolf Hitler. One of the rumors that was spread about Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis is that Jews are responsible for their loss in WWI. They also blamed the Jews for their economic crisis. The Jews were also thought of as a lower race, and according to the Nazis, were so inferior that they shouldn’t be considered people. Another rumor spread about Jews by Adolf Hitler was that they were homosexual. These rumors made many people hateful of the Jewish race.

Historically, a lot of awful things have happened to Jews throughout history. From the exile in Babylonia to the destruction of Jerusalem and all the way to the Holocaust. From these tragic events, questions develop on if God is with them? Has God abandoned them and let the world persecute them? Are these just test? And the biggest question is how does this affect the Covenant? These events have greatly impacted Jews from their identities as humans to their religious identities and have impacted their relationships with followers of other religions. Although, I am not a Jew and I have some knowledge of Judaism I can only somewhat answer that with the bias of how I view God. This paper will mainly be Holocaust focused because I have more thoughts

According to gotquestions.org Anti-semitism is cuased, because of the history has shown that at various times over the last 1,700 years the Jews have been expelled from over 80 different countries. Historians and experts have concluded there are at least six possible reasons. Racial Theory, Economic Theory –• Outsiders Theory, Scapegoat Theory, Deicide Theory and the Chosen People Theory. Hello Mrs Greenberg and 6B, I am here today to talk to you about my response to Anti-Semitism. My response to Anti-Semitism, because I’m Jewish I think it is appalling that people would do such a thing. My three topics are that all religions originated in the Middle East and are similar, There are many Jewish inventors that changed the world and Anti-semitism is unproductive for work and builds bad relationships with people.

Antisemitism has been around for decades, the term first appearing in 1879 by a German agitator named Wilhelm Marr. Corresponding to all the other words containing “-ism” that became apparent in the early nineteenth century, they expressed hostility focused on a difference between politics and science (Hayes 4). Back in Ancient Rome, the Romans did not favor understanding the reason as to why Jews followed such customs and were monotheistic, refusing to worship the Roman gods and resting on the Sabbath. The Romans didn’t particularly view the Jews as dangerous or of any threat until they refused the empire’s authority. This lead to an almost complete dispersal of Jews from ancient Judea after 136 CE. The immense hostility towards Jews became more distinct during the rise of Christianity. The two religions had both similar and conflicting beliefs which stirred competition. Essentially, Christianity deviated from some of the central tenants of Judaism. They too are monotheistic and proclaim Jesus as the Son of God with the Holy Trinity (Hayes 7). The Jews viewed Christians as a new religion stemming from their theology with different variations. What is understood is that the Jews were the

Judaism is a big and well-known religion. This religion is traced way back in history. Judaism is the first and one of the three religions who only believe in one almighty God. Christianity and Islam being the other two, both based off of Judaism. (240) If we start at the beginning of Judaism we come to realize that Jews have always stuck to their beliefs and have passed it on to younger generations. Since Judaism was born we know that Jews have believed in one God while the surrounding nations would worship many different gods. The more we read, the more one realizes that the Jews God has always wanted a close relationship with his people. God for an unknown reason chose the Israelis as his nation, his children. They were his people, we see how he was always faithful to his nation, while his nation was less faithful to him. His faithfulness was shown in him making a great nation out of Abraham, he also delivered him people from the

To begin, we must first understand that Anti-semitism, or the act of prejudice against people in the Jewish religion, to this day is the oldest hatred that exists. As such it is a concept that has evolved

In all its seeming marvel, like commentary stereotypes Jews as a homogeneous, insurmountable race and consequently alienates their kind, ignoring the deep empathies that constitute their identities. Even the Holocaust half-blinded audiences

Unlike some religions, Judaism is a faith of action rather than one of knowledge. A Jew’s responsibility is to live out one’s faith day- to -day rather than be well- versed in religious scriptures, so their choice in lifestyle lends itself to being part of a community of like-minded believers who follow

I have always found treatment of the Jews to be offensive and unacceptable. Until more recently, I did not understand Judaism very well. I knew that Rash Hashanah is the Jewish new year and the Torah is their religious text. I also knew of the five books of Moses. I am aware that Rash Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two holy days of Judaism. I have heard of the Menorah, but until I watched the videos, did not know that it represents the Jews triumph over religious persecution. I had never heard that Jewish people empty their pockets into water to be rid of

In times past, the Jews have been victims of ethnic prosecutions. The Jewish history has been stained with such prosecutions right from the Bible times up to World War II and even beyond. The most horrific and gruesome of such persecutions was witnessed during the World War II.

As we delve into what the living call the Second Temple Period, my influence and power began to decline. Before the first temple was destroyed, the people of Judea had been under the control of both the Assyrians and the Babylonians. Following its destruction, I claimed many individuals for my collection. In my opinion, the Persians were too kind; Alexander was fair, but Antiochus was most loyal to my needs. As Antiochus persecuted the Jews, justice went by the wayside, and in my greed I took many more for my collection. Many Jews were tested in the days to come. Some remarkably revealed an unknown admiration hidden in the depths of me. One Jew stands out to me for his remarkable courage; cordially Eleazar greeted me, and gently I took his hand and led him onward. The seven brothers I embraced to extinguish their agony. From the Assyrians to the Antiochus, Judea had gone from one hand to another. By the time Antiochus’s persecution had reached its time, I had taken many into my possession, but now I had taken the hope of the Jewish people.