Jewish People College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been among most notable longstanding conflicts in world history, mainly because its controversy centers on the sovereignty over the land known as Palestine but currently occupied, in large part, by the Jewish people as Israel. Both sides have proved uncompromising – Palestinian Arabs, whose population include Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Judaists), claim that Palestine has been their homeland for so many years, while Jews support their claim for the establishment of Israel over Palestinian lands on account that such form what they call the Promised Land. With no solution currently in sight, both Palestinians and ...

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Punic Wars
Punic wars are the term coined by the historians about the war fought by Rome and the Carthage in 264-146 BC. The result of the Punic Wars is the dominance of the Romans to the large area of the Western Mediterranean basin (Backman, 182). Punic wars have been referenced to the Carthage ancestries since the word Punic comes Latin term “Punicus” which is associated with the Carthaginian Empire. The main reason for the emergence of the Punic wars is the Roman Expansion. which created the conflict between them and the Carthaginian Empire. In the first War, ...

Is Schindler’s List Trivializing the Holocaust?

The movie, Schindler's List, has an essential place among the films about the Holocaust. The film is about a German saving almost 1300 Jewish people from the Holocaust (Leibovitz 2011). The story is a little confusing for some viewers because despite what many had learned about the Germans during the Nazi regime, it was a German who was helping the Jewish people. This implies that there was communication between the Jewish people and the Germans (Weinraub 2016). The existence of the communication between the two social groups might mean that a social solution could have developed during the Holocaust ...

There is little doubt that social movements have been an important part of our world history and has had a direct impact on the development process. The effects of social movements can be seen in how countries are split, an areas predominant religion, the political structure of a country, how a certain race is treated, class structure, gender stereotypes and so much more. This is because the development process “implies social change, the transformation of norms and values and the introduction of new social, economic, and political structure” (Entwicklungssoziologie.uni-bayreuth.de, 2016). The importance of social movements is often overlooked, but ...

Essay for Lesson 6: The Holocaust

Introduction
The mere mention of the Holocaust could already arouse eerily suspicious reactions from those who know about it. The idea of systematically slaughtering the Jewish people because of unfounded accusations against their racial inferiority has heaped condemnation against the Holocaust as perhaps one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in human history. Historians would even go as far as asserting that the Holocaust is the most terrible act ever committed against humans, its impact being unparalleled by any other recorded event in human history. While one could assert the foregoing statement as a subject of an intense ...

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Christians believe that the Jewish people do not accept Christ as the Messiah because they are waiting for a political leader rather than a spiritual one. The Jewish people do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah because he does not fulfill all of the requirements. This paper will discuss the differences between the two beliefs.
Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah because fulfills the criteria that was laid out in the Bible. This criterion was dominated by the fact that Jesus said that he was the Messiah. In John 4:25-26, when a woman told him that she ...

Introduction

The Jewish community remains one of the communities in the world that has faced many forms of injustices and atrocities. Jews also known as Jewish community is regarded as an ethno religious group of people who follow and observe Judaism traditions and customs effectively. Over the years, historians and scholars from varied disciplines have argued that Jewish community originated from Israel during the ancient time before spreading to other parts of the world. Historians also articulate that origin of the Jewish community can also be traced from patriarch lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; who are often mentioned in ...

The book Night by Elie Wiesel tells a very mooving story about Holocaust. A main character Eliezer struggles very hard with his faith in kind God that he knew from early childhood, as his strong faith in his mighty God was unconditionally. But this is challenged by the horrible experiences that together with the other Jewish people he was facing in the concentration camp. At first Elie had absolute believe in God (Wiesel 1), but firther in the story when he enters the concentration camp, his belief in God is less strong. He did not deny Him but douted his absolute ...

What led up to the Maccabean Revolt?

The Maccabees were a Jewish family that led a rebellion against Greece and the influences of Hellenism. It all started when there were efforts to eliminate Judaism and solidify Greek culture in the Palestinian regions. Seleucid soldiers were sent to enforce anti-Jewish edicts around Jerusalem. In the middle of all of this, they met resistance from one local Jewish leader, Matthias, a priest who had five sons (Feldman 371).
Jerusalem, during this time, was in trouble. Hellenistic rules were being forced upon everyone. Anyone who read the Torah was put to death, mothers who insisted that their sons be circumcised were ...

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The period after 323 BC to 30 BC, marked by the death of Alexander the Great and ending with Cleopatra’s death, did subsequently see the annexation of Egypt into the Roman Empire. It however, largely represent a time of considerable assimilations of Greek cultural traditions assimilated into the Empire. Hellenism grew strong on the Mediterranean shore, which saw the emergence continuous Greek civilizations, whose influence spread across the East Jordan River, Palestine, Panias and other regions where Judaism had already taken root (Hadaf 27). The contact between Semites and Greeks does however go as far back as the Mycenaean times, ...

As unique as Judaism and Christianity are within the religions of the modern world in their commonality, they are at the same time diverse. Monotheistic religions, they both share Jerusalem as their birth place. They both share the Old Testament as part of their Biblical foundations. Additionally, they share in having one day of the week serve as their Sabbath. As much as they share they are different. While the Old Testament provides a foundation for what will become Christianity, the New Testament is actually the story of the Christian religion. As Christianity holds the birth of Christ as ...

Our world is very diverse. It is home to a wide variety of nations, each of which is interesting in its own unique way. In the history of mankind there were many cases when peoples under the influence of certain historical circumstances were gradually losing their traditions and therefore identity. However, there is still a nation that, to a great extent, maintains its own unique traditions. These people even in the conditions of contemporary processes of globalization do not lose their identity and had not become involved completely in the popular global trends, at the same time remaining faithful ...

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Maps can be very instrumental in the description of a given geographical period. The most interesting thing about this description is that it is seemingly limitless. This means that maps can be used to describe a wide range of factors that exist in a given geographical zone for example population or the structure of the land in terms of topography and the general outline of the structures of the land if they are natural or manmade. Thus maps are very instrumental as far as the description of a given place is concerned. The following essay focuses on a map titled anti-Semitic incidents in Europe ...

Executive Summary

It has been noticed that, for any given religion or community, the role of women is marvellous in the development of the respective society. However, it has taken a long time for the entire society to accept the status of women similar to that of men. The same is the case of the women in Judaism, wherein, initially, during the period between 30 BCE and 350 CE, they were neglected by the society. Their role was limited within the household, and hence, they cannot contribute much to the development of the society. But, with the passage of time, and with ...

In Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 comedy The Great Dictator, Chaplin’s first silent film, the renowned comedian and silent-film joymaker takes one of his biggest risks – making a film about Adolf Hitler, who at the time of the film’s release was one of the most hated and tyrannical figures alive. More than just the typical slapstick comedy, The Great Dictator sees Chaplin taking many different chances – unlike his previous film, Modern Times, this film would fully embrace the sound era, with nearly the entire film being filled with dialogue and fully-verbose characters. Even riskier than that, however, is the ...

Introduction

Numerous historians have indicated that the Holocaust is without parallel in history as a crime against humanity. Based partly on the history over the last 2,500 years of anti-Semitism, and partly on reference sources researched in the process of preparing this essay, the writer agrees with the view taken by historians and others that the Holocaust was indeed unique when compared with other incidences of genocide or mass killing of a population.

What Made the Holocaust Unique

Major reasons for singling out the Holocaust as a unique crime in human history are:
- As indicated in the reading “A Brief History of the Jewish People” – ...

The study of human behavior is a complex phenomenon, and having a concrete answer is elusive. The problematic nature of studying human nature gets complicated when the subjects of study are numerous. Still, exploring human actions is matter of interest particularly when it concerns the transformation of ordinary men to efficient and skillful killers as demonstrated in the Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany. Many scholars have pondered for explanations on how ordinary men would be transformed to become serial killers. This essay delves into this discussion while employing the opinion of several scholars such as Christopher Browning, Daniel Goldaheg, and Robert ...

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Establishment of Jewish homeland in Palestine
Stability of the Middle East remains questionable up to nowadays. An important part of the Middle East conflict is the struggle for the control of Jerusalem between the Jews, Christians and Muslims.
In the field of International Politics, it can be considered to be a very deep-rooted conflict. It was considered, and remains to be, one of the most widely- and passionately-debated conflicts in the Middle East.
‘The Arab-Israeli conflict in the modern era is now in its 67th year (1948-2015), and is paralyzed’ (Anderson 2015). In my opinion, it can be explained ...

Hate among men has had long and very deep historical roots. It has taken many forms by pitting people against each other. Its cultivation propagated by decades of fueling irrational fears against a particular race of individuals. Inbred ignorance has been the easy way to woo people into arousing hatred. There is now a mutual realization that most people possess inadequate knowledge about other nations and culture. In the days of old, fault lines were drawn along military pacts, geographical identities, and political ideologies, however in the recent centuries, it has taken a total shift and embraced one drawn ...

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The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking could very well be found before the Second Vatican Council. It even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904 – that the Jewish faith was the foundation of Christianity – but was replaced by the teachings of Christ (Cunningham 2).
However, in the same verse in his epistle to the ...

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A New Relationship between Christians and Jews

The central claim of supersessionism, an ancient Christian mindset that can be traced way back to the first century, is the forfeiture of God’s covenant with the Jews due to their collective guilt over the death of Jesus (Cunningham 1). This ancient thinking can still be found before Vatican Council II and even found expression from Pope Pius X in a personal message to Theodor Herzl in 1904: “The Jewish faith was the foundation of our own, but it has been superseded by the teachings of Christ” (Cunningham 2). Saint Paul wrote ...

Critical Thinking Paper: ENVI-423-003 Geography of Middle East

Three issues that have served as effective learning supplements in Geography of Middle East class include the following: the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel, continuing troubles in Iraq in the post-War on Terror era and the effects of high concentration of funds to Jewish organizations in the United States (US). The foregoing issues provide significant impacts on understanding the nature of Middle Eastern politics better, given the complicated interests of nations therein and their volatile status towards one another, the US and its allies. Key to understanding the complicated nature of Middle Eastern politics is the divisiveness brought ...

The Bubonic Plague was arguably one of the most historically tragic and monumental times in human history. It managed to change everything we understand about ourselves physically while changing the social and cultural landscape around it. An upheaval of power followed the plague, as did a religious revolt. Ironically, an issue today that is causing many social and cultural changes centers around something meant to keep the plague, and many other deadly diseases, from reemerging: vaccinations. In the wake of falsified research that left the world believing vaccinations caused autism, some parents still believe vaccinations are bad. This belief is ...

Abstract

Buddhism and Jewish religion are two significant religions of the world. These religions have played very crucial role in making the world a better place to live by preaching peace and love for the humanity over a period of time. Buddhism and Jewish religions are founded by human beings centuries ago, and due to their relevance both of these religions have millions of followers across the world. There are a number of differences and similarities in both the religions but at the end of the day, both of them educate peace and love for the humanity.

Differences between Buddhism and Jewish Religion

Buddhism and Judaism are two ancient ...

Monotheism is seen by many people to be the belief in one Supreme Being who controls all activities in the universe. In the Ancient European context, the predominant view was that there were many gods and many spirits that ruled and controlled affairs in different parts of the universe. The Ancient Greeks had numerous gods for various events in the natural cycle – a god of thunder, a god of rain and others. The Romans also had various approaches to spirituality, where the Greek gods were renamed with a twist of more spirituality and consultations with deities and spiritual powers. The idea of a ...

The Jewish perspective on the hallowing of life provides an explanation into a deeper understanding of faith. It has a belief in a supreme being that oversees life and expects our actions be handled properly. The hallowing of life makes the Jewish believers act in practical manner with little emphasis on creed. Through the hallowing of life, they have a strong association and union by their practices and ceremonies like marriage and circumcision (Smith 300).
The Jewish religion places an immense emphasis on rituals and practices contrary to creed since they bring them together. Their belief in practices and rituals plays a major role ...

The development of the Zionist movement created a powerful Jewish community in Palestine. Zionism describes a type of Jewish nationality. The people from this nationality believe that their survival, both physically and culturally is only possible if they return to their ancestral home. The ancestral home of Zionists is Israel. If they do not return to their homes then, they have scarce chances of surviving in the world. In the beginning, the group was more of a nationalist movement, seeking liberation so that they can go back to the ancestral home (Anita, 67). The movement began as a way of reminding Jews of ...

The Passover is one of the major holidays that the Jews celebrate because they were redeemed from slavery in Egypt. This religious holiday was invented to by the Jew people to honor their past history as recorded in the Bible in the book of Exodus (Fishman12). The Jew people had been enslaved in Egypt. It is important note that the term Passover was used in the Bible to literally symbolize the Angle of Death passing over the houses of the Israelites while killing the Egyptians’ first born sons (Tourville 15). The Passover is an important holiday for the Jewish ...

Kashrut is a Hebrew word that means fit, correct or proper. It can be defined as the body of Jewish law that deals with appropriate foods and how those foods must be prepared. Kosher, describes those foods that meet Kashrut's standard and in most cases describe ritual objects made in concurrence with the Jewish law and are appropriate for ritual use. In this case, food that do not kosher standard is referred to as treif. Arguably, It’s more who you identify with, rather than what you are eating. Different kind of food can be Kosher if its preparation befits ...

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Evolution of Christianity
Christianity had its origins out of Judaism around 1st century C.E. Its foundation is on teachings, death, resurrection and life of Jesus Christ and his followers named as "Christians."
Concept of Christ’s Body point to life’s central aspect – belief of appearance of human body three days after death and continuation of its life in church’s central sacrament, the Eucharist where ritual involving gestures and words leads to a wheaten small disk forming the body within context of liturgy’s ritual.
Christianity is divided in to three branches Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism and ...

Yom Kippur, which is also referred to as the Day of Atonement, is Jewish holy day that is observed on the 10th day of Tishri (the seventh month of the Jewish year, ten days after Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). This very solemn day occurs sometime between September’s last two weeks and October’s first two weeks. The Biblical day starts at sundown ("Genesis 1:5 (king,") on the 9th of Tishri. Families eat a large joyous meal on this day after which the solemn Yom Kippur fast starts.
Kapporot is a custom is a custom that is practiced among ...

The Impact of Judaism in the 21st century

In the 21st century, there has been a continuous evolution of cultures, religions, innovations and traditions. In all these exchanges taking place in the new millennium, the Jewish communities have not been left out (McKay 236). They are acquiring a new 21st identity. Over the centuries, the definition of the identity of the Jewish communities has changed because of their encounters with different historical, intellectual, cultural and sociological changes and trends. Judaism and Jewish communities have been susceptible to the different changes that occur in the world. The 21st century has transformed the definition of Judaism and Jewish communities now have a ...

The Gospel According to St. Matthew is the first book that appears in modern versions of the New Testament, but it is not the gospel that was written first. That title generally goes to the Gospel of Mark. Those who try to place Matthew into its literary context generally begin with the question of authorship. Obviously, the book does not name its author at any point. It was the Christian bishop Papias of Hierapolis, who wrote that “Matthew collected the oracles in the Hebrew language and each one interpreted them as best he could” (Turner 15-16). This might make ...

The anti-defamation league was formed by Israel & International Civil Rights Education & Outreach. This league was formed with the main purpose of stopping the defamation of Jewish people as well as securing justice and fair treatment to all people. This has however developed over time to include other services like scrutinizing and exposing extremists and hate groups which are then dealt with accordingly by the relevant authorities. The league also monitors hate on the internet; provides expertise for domestic and international terrorism as well as fostering interfaith relationships (Adler, 2008). This is very important because it enhances the peace and ...

" Topic: The Pentateuch I & Genesis
" Topic: The Pentateuch II & Exodus

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In these books, the author attempts to demonstrate certain episodes in the Bible which have become life changing and which affect the way we observe religion in this day and age. They also include incipit references to salvation by God and man who is constantly in danger of losing all he has worked for.
The first six books of the Old Testament are loosely referred to as the Pentateuch and the first of these is Genesis which is perhaps one of the best known of them all. ...

Every time I see or hear of the word ‘holocaust;’ death, suffering and human rights come immediately to mind. The term ‘holocaust’ means, “sacrifice by fire” and it frequently refers to the Nazi’s persecution and planned slaughter of the Jewish people. Approximately eleven million people were killed during the Holocaust and six million of them were Jews. Night is the story of a boy, named Eliezer, who remains alive during the Holocaust whilst living in the concentration camps. This memoir also traces Eliezer’s emotional journey from being a practicing Orthodox Jewish boy to a profoundly disenchanted young man who questions ...

Abstract
Poland has experienced remarkable historical events in the last100 years. The 20th century started with the creation of the Second Polish Republic (1918 – 1939), then the World War II (1939 – 1945), then the creation of the People's Republic of Poland (1945-1989), and finally the birth of the Third Polish Republic (1989-today). Within these periods, several events took place, some of which will remain in the ears of the Polish for ever. One such event is World War II, which is considered as the most devastating event in the history of Poland. I set out to investigate this ...

In his book, Fascism, Richard Griffiths discusses how this word is an over-used term in its modern sense, specifically discussing how it relates to the ideas of: “authoritarianism, to ‘control freakery’” and how it can also “imply violence, extremism or racism; or the term can be applied to the political Right in general.” Griffiths adds that these and a “wide range of other attributes, however, made up ‘fascism’.” (Griffiths 1) Following World War One, the rise of fascism intensified in Germany, specifically, due to their nationalistic pride. When Hitler rose to be chairman of the Nazi party in 1921, Germany ...