Jews

interpretations of what the word ‘ritual’ exactly means. A particular film, the likes of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas conveys many of these meanings; analyzing the characters in this story, more specifically the contrast between the Nazis and the German Jews, their personality can be sufficiently explained via Malory Nye’s theory regarding symbolism in ritual, Emile Durkheim’s idea of ritual as being a society-based action, Harvey Whitehouse’s thought about the relationship between ritual and memory, and

myself, a Jew in Germany with no family; I was terrified they would find me. It was not the ideal situation. The first thing I did was run to some of my father’s oldest and most trusted friends, they were German, but I knew that they would keep me safe. My stay was brief, though, as I knew that I had put them in danger the moment they let me in and if they had gotten caught harboring a Jew, those consequences I would not wish

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a monument in Berlin to commemorate the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe causes us to reflect on how the transgressive gesture of architecture puts the issue of balance between the medium and the message into question. The memorial could have been viewed as a way to threaten the importance of remembrance. According to Elke Grenzer, “Architecture itself in a commemorative

By the year 1000 B.C.E the Jews had founded Israel as their national state (“Jews”). They actively practiced a very distinctive religion, Judaism. Israel was conquered several times and eventually came under the rule of the Roman Empire (“Jews”). During this time, Jews were legal citizens of the Empire. However, the Jews and Christians diverged quickly; the Jews were marginalized for being different and strange. They rejected the belief that Jesus is the Messiah and other christian laws. Eventually

debates about what to refer to the Jews as. Over 2,000 years ago we were referring to ourselves as the “Israelites” or the “Hebrews.” The word “Jew” got populated because that is what the christians referred to us as. That word has stuck with the religion since that time and now that term is unlikely to disappear. The more common and universally polite name to refer the Jews as is as the “Jewish people.” I prefer when someone refers to me as “Jewish” rather than as a “Jew” because when I hear someone

deported the Jews from England and readmitted by Oliver Cromwell in 1656. Statistics show that one out of four Jews managed to stay in hiding during the Jewish exile from England which lasted three hundred and fifty years. One reason that the Jews were forcefully deported from England is that Christians believed their religion was superior therefore the Jews had to be banished. When the Jews were expelled from England, most Jews fled to Europe and managed to settle down there. The Jews were told to

Every religion has its own set of contradictions and hypocrisies and continues to be a recurring trait found within its believers. Philip Roth’s short story, “The Conversion of the Jews,”illustrates an adolescent boy’s journey into adulthood and discovery of his own identity as he questions his religion and ultimately emancipates himself from the restrictive forces of his peers. The short story revolves around Ozzie Freedman, a thirteen year old Jewish boy who holds a desire for deeper knowledge

Ancient Jews and their Belief in God(s) Throughout the centuries, the Jewish people have maintained their customs and religion. One of the most common assumptions has been that the ancient Jews have always been monotheistic. Yet, upon closer examination, this conventional wisdom is inaccurate. Ugaritic texts, archeological data, and the Biblical narrative itself all demonstrate that the ancient Jews were not monotheistic, contrary to what many believe. In fact, there is proof that they acknowledged

views falsely led him to accuse the Jews of Germany’s problems. Using the race as practical scapegoats, Hitler began dictating ideologies of German nationalism and anti-Semitism through speeches - delivered to the like-minded individuals of the German Workers Party (later, the Nazi Party) - and later through his autobiographical

was peace to the torture distributed to millions of people. This event was the Holocaust, where Jewish people were targeted specifically by German leaders who wanted to show the world an example of how to exterminate so, called 'pests'. Millions of Jews tortured and killed by the Nazi regime. Nazi nationalism was the belief issued over eastern Europe in a time period where being marginalized and a minority signaled death. Nazi leaders carried out orders to round up these people and place them in death