...Anti-Semitism and the desecration of the Jewish population have been in existence for nearly five thousand years. In William Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice”, we find that one of the characters is the subject and expression of anti-Semitic attitude that is persistent in Elizabethan society. William Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice” contains many examples that insult Jewish heritage because they were the minority in London in Shakespearean time. Although many parts of the play could be interpreted as offensive in modern times, Elizabethan audiences found them comical. The majority of London's population at the time was anti-Semitic because there were very few Jews living there. Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice” supports anti-Semitism actions and thoughts and therefore proves that Shakespeare was an anti-Semite. Antonio and Shylock, two similar businessmen of Venice, are viewed differently and are treated oppositely because Shylock is not a Christian but a Jew. One example of this is the way Launcelot treats Shylock in Act 2. In act 2, Launcelot is debating with himself whether or not he should seek a new master. Launcelot's problem is that he works for Shylock, who is Jewish. Launcelot persuades himself that, "Certainly the Jew [Shylock] is the very devil incarnation." Eventually, Launcelot convinces himself that he would much rather run away than be ruled by a Jew. Launcelot presents this argument to his father: "I am a Jew if I serve the Jew any longer."...
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...in the Third Republic. Marked by an effusion of antisemitic vitriol, this debate has been characterized by Frederick Brown as a polarizing battle between two rival visions of France.[1] This battle at times extended to the streets, as it did in response to the publication of Émile Zola's 1898 “J'accuse.” Zola's open letter indicted the Army General Staff for antisemitism and cover-up, and prompted reactionary riots across France, the most violent of which occurred in French colonial Algiers. There, the burning of Zola in effigy sparked a riot in which 158 shops were destroyed, six Jews were assaulted (two fatally), and 9 rioters, 47 police, and a large but unknown number of Jews were seriously injured.[2] As the site of some of the only murderous violence during the Affair, colonial Algeria deserves particular attention. Examining the Dreyfus Affair from the perspective of French colonial Algeria illuminates the place of antisemitism in Algerian political culture, the development of modern French antisemitism, and the relationship between antisemitism and colonial racism.[3] According to George Fredrickson, antisemitism, like all Western racisms, is predicated on a presumption of basic human equality rooted in Christian and Enlightenment...
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...As the two editors Worthen and Muir pointed out, Jewish rescue played a significant role in this separation discourse. Although only small number of Jewish-Finnish soldiers expressed a moral struggle in fighting alongside their German “comrades,” they were interpreted as representing the high morality of the entire Finnish people. This interpretation, argued Worthen and Muir, disguised Finnish long tradition of antisemitism that had restricted the Jewish in a “figurative ghetto.” It was only due to the lack of human resources that the “figurative ghetto” seemly to be temporarily broken down. The wartime emergency, however, did not end the racial boundary. By ordering the Finnish-Jewish soldiers to fight along with the Germans, the Finnish government...
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...Religious background of Holocaust 1. Introduction Anyone who bothers to investigate in any depth the Holocaust, and its many involved attendant subjects, inevitably encounters intellectual and emotional difficulties not usually met in other fields under examination. When studying the Holocaust, it is extremely difficult to maintain the same level of professional distance and objectivity that one practices with other subjects. Obviously, the magnitude of the destruction and suffering, the millions of lost lives and their untold stories, their unfulfilled hopes and dreams can be overwhelming. Furthermore, thoughtful and honest investigators will occasionally find that they have encountered an area of the Holocaust wherein are found agonizing personal ramifications. That is to say, the scholar is studying an event or a complex of issues that share key components of one’s personal background, beliefs, and values. It is highly unlikely that the scholar will be able to maintain absolute objectivity, feeling completely uninvolved in what is being examined. Instead, the person will most likely be compelled to ask some rather pointed personal questions, or probe into realms in which the investigator has close personal ties. When this occurs, it can be very distressing and painful. 2. A short insight on the background of Jews in Poland, Germany and Russia Several Polish noblemen of the middle ages showed special favour to Jews who immigrated because of persecution in Germany...
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...What happened in Poland between 1941 and 1944 was a tragedy, thousands of men, women, and children lost their lives to men following orders and ideology. While it would be impossible to speak to the motivations of all the men in Police Battalion's 101 for killing the Jews in Poland, I do not believe that their main motivation was antisemitism. The actions of these men began as a mere order of policy, expectation of others, and conditioning these men became progressively more indifferent to the lives that they ended. The war played a pivotal role in implementing these policies, and taking advantage of these men possible. The men of Police Battalion 101 had not been together for very long when they were sent to Poland. In his book Browning states “the bonds of military comradeship had not fully developed yet” (Browning, 72). This means that even though these men were...
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...are that, well basically they discriminated those who did not look like them, so they would not speak to them. You were considered outsiders and were not welcomed in society if you did not have blonde hair and blue eyes. The cultural issues were that many of the Jews were executed by the Germans because they had different beliefs, looked, and acted different than them. Source: Indoctrinating German Youthhttp://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007820 Imagine what it would be like to live in this situation. Using supporting details from your research, discuss the greatest challenges people might face under these circumstances. Discrimination would have to be the greatest challenge in my opinion. Because the Nazi's were for antisemitism and racism, and the Jews were not of the same type of people that the Germans were, the Nazi's would kill them. Another challenge would be the way you were treated, if you were a Jew or a different race, many children, adults also, were: Killed in killing centers; killed immediately after birth or in institutions; children born in ghettos and camps who survived because prisoners hid them, were used as laborers and for medical experiments; killed during reprisal operations or so-called anti-partisan operations; starved to death; sent directly to gas chambers, or died because of unsanitary work places. Source: Indoctrinating German Youthhttp://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007820 Based on your research, describe how these...
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...Voices on Antisemitism I choose to do my paper on Diana Dumitru because during her interview she brought up an amazing case to the public about anti-Semitism. Diana is a professor for history in Ion Creangă State University, Moldova she has been setting up cases for the world to see that anti-Semitism can be changed into a positive way and a negative way and that it has been done after WWI. During WWI there was two parts of Europe that hated the Jews and these two parts of Europe were Bessarabia and Transnistria. Bessarabia and Transnistria were divided by a river and they both had Jewish population living in these areas. After WWI Bessarabia and Transnistria decided to have different beliefs, Bessarabia people including the law enforcement were committing crimes against the Jews. They were killing their neighbors that where Jewish and even traveling to villages to murder them with any type of object that can be used as a weapon such as agriculture tools and bats. Transnistria people did not commit no crimes against the Jewish , there was still violence but it was not from the people it was more from German police which it was actually rare in this part of Europe. Transnistria was actually trying to get along with the Jews, they were trying to accept them and their religion. Diana Dumitru thought that this was very interesting on how two parts of Europe had two different beliefs about Jews after the WWI, so she decided to do research more...
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...Sample Term Paper HIST 3309: (Ladies and gentlemen, I’m writing this off the top of my head and not checking my facts. They are essentially as laid out in this paper, but 20th Century World the sources are imaginary—just to illustrate how to document a scholarly paper.) The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Could Have Succeeded: But Would It Have Mattered? One of the most horrifying realities of World War II surrounded the genocide of millions of people the Axis Powers deemed inferior. Jewish. Of those, the best known group was Every nation in Europe that fell under Axis control had some Jewish citizens, and millions of these people were arrested, detained, and eventually executed, worked, or starved to death. Poland’s Jews were the most numerous group outside of Germany itself and, from the beginning of the war, suffered under Nazi rule. Initially confined to ghettos in major cities, the Jewish population was systematically deported to concentration camps and exterminated. When Jews failed to report for deportation 1 in sufficient numbers, the Germans decided to demolish the ghettos in every city, the largest of which was in Warsaw. In the spring of 1943, some Jews in the Warsaw ghetto elected to resist militantly, and they held the German Army at bay for weeks longer than Poland itself had held out against the invaders in 1939. The ghetto uprising failed for a number of reasons, but it could have succeeded if different decisions had been made sooner and if...
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...It is still affecting people today. With that being said in order to stop it completely you need to do something about it. Here are some examples of what you could do. When you encounter racism you can stand up and show people they are not alone. As you encounter prejudice you could change yourself and be open to people who were different. When you come face to face with anti-semitism you can protest and show you are supportive of the people who are different. At the end of the day you should stand up and show you will not stand for this nonsense anymore. We see racism, prejudice, and antisemitism everyday. It will consistently get worse if we don’t do anything about it. Here's what you can do.In order to stop racism you could come together with a group and show you won’t listen to the negatives. As you encounter prejudism a whole group of people can come together and show their true selves. Now comes anti-semitism. A whole group of people, who are jews should leave town to show they are a major part in society. You could make a great impact if you all come together as...
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...World War 2 History Assignment World war 2 was an impactful event in jewish history, more than Six million jews suffered at the reign of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi artillery.Hitler was obsessed with the jews but not in a good and caring way, he saw them as a threat to his beliefs and considered them to germany.The Nazi party was formed in 1918 by an individual by the name of Anton Drexler and was originally called the DAP (German workers party).Hitler was then invited to speak at one of the DAP meetings and Anton liked hitler's enthusiasm so much that he joined the group as the 55th member and quickly became the main speaker and the leader of the party ruling over an enormous nazi army. Although there was some racism against...
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...Corruption of Pigs, Leaders and Modern Day Life Corruption is a provoking issue for many societies around the world, impacting multiple generations and at various degrees. Corruption is defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary as, ‘dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people’. It is displayed by Hitler in the Holocaust, George Orwell’s book Animal Farm, and even in our modern day. George Orwell conveys a powerful message that applies to all three situations, supporting Orwell’s compelling message. Orwell’s political message about corruption of the government and leaders abuse of power is depicted in the way Hitler led Germany, the current U.S. government and George Orwell’s portrayal of the Russian Revolution in Animal Farm. There are many examples of people taking advantage of power in our country today. In a New York Times Article titled “ "Officials Push to Bolster Law on Wiretapping", author Charlie Savage informs readers of the government’s new push for an increase in surveillance. Recently, phone companies and networks have updated their software, causing it to be additionally difficult for the government to spy on them and take the customers personal information(Savage 1). As the U.S. government continues to wiretap and collect information from large phone carriers such as AT&T and Verizon(Savage 1), it will become an extreme and impactful invasion of privacy. This push will extend the laws to companies like Gmail, Facebook and Skype(Savage 2). Savage...
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...“Chabad still has the potential for growth in so many ways, it’s unbelievable.” At the same time, he recognizes, “that shluchim are going to have to learn to create stronger partnerships with local communal institutions.” Certainly, the shluchim are supported by Crown Heights headquarters along with regional leaders who offer guidance. Fundamentally, however, each family is left to swim the deep waters of the unknown, on their own. In the footsteps of last year’s three books about the Rebbe, Eliezrie has avoided a description of the life and magic that was the Chabad leader. He shares just two stories of prophecy, including the Rebbe’s accurate prophecy that Gorbachov’s policies of glasnost and perestroika would end the era of Russian antisemitism. A strong theme of the book is the explanation of the path of Russian Chassidism whose, “bond to Israel goes back to the very genesis of the Chabad Movement.” Chabad was birthed as a Jewish movement that would heal the global problems of world Jewry while simultaneously educating Rabbis to the highest level. It was way back in 1778 that funding from Russian Jews created the oldest charitable organization in Israel which is still vibrant today. The Colel Chabad that was started more than 200 years ago has ballooned into a network of institutions that now provides meaningful social programs in 60 Israeli communities. This is the essence of Chabad; it is a global Jewish movement that is the product of its rigid learning of text, its spiritual...
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...Sample Term Paper HIST 3309: 20th Century World (Ladies and gentlemen, I’m writing this off the top of my head and not checking my facts. They are essentially as laid out in this paper, but the sources are imaginary—just to illustrate how to document a scholarly paper.) The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Could Have Succeeded: But Would It Have Mattered? One of the most horrifying realities of World War II surrounded the genocide of millions of people the Axis Powers deemed inferior. Jewish. Of those, the best known group was Every nation in Europe that fell under Axis control had some Jewish citizens, and millions of these people were arrested, detained, and eventually executed, worked, or starved to death. Poland’s Jews were the most numerous group outside of Germany itself and, from the beginning of the war, suffered under Nazi rule. Initially confined to ghettos in major cities, the Jewish population was systematically deported to concentration camps and exterminated. When Jews failed to report for deportation 1 in sufficient numbers, the Germans decided to demolish the ghettos in every city, the largest of which was in Warsaw. In the spring of 1943, some Jews in the Warsaw ghetto elected to resist militantly, and they held the German Army at bay for weeks longer than Poland itself had held out against the invaders in 1939. The ghetto uprising failed for a number of reasons, but it could have succeeded if different decisions had been made sooner and if the outside...
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...EnrichmEnt GuidE – A true story School Dates: September 14 – OctOber 5, 2007 Adapted by Emil Sher Based on the book by Karen Levine Originally published by Second Story Press Media Sponsor: nal dditiovisit For a rials, mate tage.org! FirstS Please be sure to share this guide with all teachers who are taking their students to see this production. Photocopy or download additional copies from FirstStage.org INSIDE THE GUIDE preparing for the play A NOTE TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS HANA’S SUITCASE is the true story of Jewish girl who died at Auschwitz at the age of thirteen and how, although her life was taken at such a young age, her memory and spirit continue to live on today. Adapted from the book of the same title by Karen Levine, HANA’S SUITCASE explores the journey of teacher and children at the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center take to find out who Hana Brady is—all from a suitcase the Center received with Hana’s name, birth date, and the word waisenkind (orphan) written on it. The children at the Center are captivated by this suitcase, and the girl who once owned it, and they begin flooding Fumiko Ishioka, the Center’s Director, with question after question about Hana. Fumiko recognizes the importance of uncovering Hana’s story for her students. This tragic event cannot be summed up in numbers or facts— it affected individuals, young and old, who each had a story, families, and hopes and dreams. As Fumiko slowly but determinedly reveals Hana’s story...
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...During times of conflict we are tested, conflict can evoke the best and worst out of individuals based on how they react and cope with it, without conflict we can never know what we are truly capable of. Many figures throughout history have shown how conflict brings out the best and the worst in them; this is also shown in the film Paradise road which is directed by Bruce Beresford. The My Lai massacre is an example of how conflict brings out the best and the worst and people, the My Lai massacre was when a group of American soldiers couldn’t cope with the stress of Guerrilla Warfare against the Vietcong troops, and under their lieutenants command they fired upon the village of My Lai decimating all inhabitants which included women and children. This is a clear example of how conflict brought out the worst in these individuals, they war in a foreign land and the constant stress of being killed finally tore them up internally so they open fired and killed innocent civilians. Although it seems that only the worst arose from the conflict in My Lai, some of the best did come from it, an example is the brave chopper pilot Hugh Laury so put himself and his men on the line to save the civilians. Laury even went as far as ordering his men to fire on the American troops if they didn’t stop shooting at the Vietnamese village; this is a clear cut example of how the best of a person can arise from conflict, his morality didn’t waver , even in the face of the evil around and amongst him...
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