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Ancient History's Contemporary Social Influence

writing was the mainstay of civilised life. A seated scribe holding a papyrus roll was one of the most popular subjects in their e...

Italian and Jewish Transnational Ties in From Ellis Island to JFK by Nancy Foner

making the home and host society a single arena of social action. Migrants may be living in New York, but, at the same time, they ...

3 Jewish Websites and the Differences That Exist Between ThemFERENCES

against all, and the ADL is working to stamp this hatred out. The Alliance for Jewish Renewal, also known as ALEPH (which...

Jewish Medical Experimentation by the Nazis

(1988, p.PG). They wanted to form a master race that would eventually rule the world (1988, p. PG). The Nazis, after rounding up J...

Jewish Museum Berlin and its Architectural Importance

the world, but it is also a way for people to express themselves. Frank Lloyd Wrights Falling Water House is something spectacular...

U.S. History and American Racism AMERICAN RACISM AND HISTORY

subconscious, if a man has intercourse with a women, he claims ownership of her. Likewise, in a larger world view, if the white ma...

U.S. History's Watershed Event, the Civil War

as well as begin to collectively respond as a liberated people rather than race of repressed second class citizens. It was due in...

'Fur Trade History as an Aspect of Native History' by Arthur J. Ray Summarized and Critiqued

(Ray, 2000). Upon initial investigation, Ray had found that most references to Indian involvement in the fur trade were of "shadow...

Eliezer Ben Rafael's Jewish Identities

Many disagreed on issues of conversion, or how one becomes a practioner of the Jewish faith. For example, the Orthodox believers p...

Russian History's Inconsistencies and Dichotomies

Great," 2003). Peter the Great was somewhat obsessed with creating a Russia that was separate and apart from Asia as well. His St....

The Jewish 'Father' Abraham

Michalowski explains, "Each person also had an additional, personal god" (Szulc, 2001, p. 90). A close interaction with this pers...

18th Century Jewish Population in France

In five pages this paper examines the French Jewry that existed during Napoleon's reign and considers religious communities in an ...

Jewish Hasidim Sects

In five pages a comparative analysis of the Hasidic sects Tascher Chassidim, Satmar, and Lubavitch are examined in terms of their ...

Ancient Rome and Jewish Privileges

In nine pages this report discusses the law of Ancient Rome in a consideration of the immunities and special privileges that were ...

Comparison of Second World War Jewish Genocide and Extermination of Native Americans

In five pages this paper defines genocide and then examines it in a comparison of practices against Native Americans and Jews with...

Saving Jewish Lives by Raul Wallenberg

In four pages this paper discusses the achievements of Second World War hero, Swedish diplomat Raul Wallenberg. Five sources are ...

Jewish People and the Impacts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution

In five pages this paper discusses how the Jews were affected by Napoleon's fall and the French Revolution. Five sources are cite...

Oppression of the Poles and the Jewish Peoples

was the case with Poland, a region that Schmundt -- Hitlers attach? -- contended was at the crux of enemy lines. "The Pole is no ...

Comparative Analysis of Paintings Jacob van Isaackszoon Ruisvael's Jewish Cemetery and Frans Post's Brazilian Landscape

In five pages this report presents a comparative analysis of these paintings in terms of how they are similar and how they are dif...

The Legends of the Baal Shem, Hasidism and the Modern Man and Jewish Philosopher Martin Buber

In five pages this report examines the relationship between God and the individual within the context of these writings by Martin ...

History's Origin According to Ernst Breisach

events surrounding the Peloponessian War, but also the views of other cultures which sometimes conflicted with his own sensibiliti...

Myths and Rituals in the Jewish Religion

This paper consists of five pages and considers rituals and myths as they pertain to Judaism. Nine sources are cited in the bibli...

History's First Feminist Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz

who "led an extremely worldly existence in the convent" (Mack, 1996, p. 13), defiance of the system was a way of life. She was qu...

Political Theory of Jewish Philosopher Moses Maimonides

the context of a modern society. Certainly, today Maimonides instruction to beat wives who neglect their wifely "duties" would not...

Assimilation of History's Lessons with Thatcherism

In nine pages theoretical comparisons are made between Look Back in Anger, a play by John Osborne, Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Or...

American Jewish Experience by Jonathan D. Sarna

In five pages this paper examines American Jewry's characteristics within the context of this anthology compiled by Jonathan D. Sa...

Ancient Jewish Leaders

The major challenge in constructing histories of Israel and Judah is the fact that they were individuals but they also had cities ...

Joseph Collins Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

This paper explores how scholars classify the apocalyptic genre in literature. Terminology is critical in this classification. T...

Christian and Jewish Ethics

strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...

Introduction to the Jewish Faith

to be confused between the Jewish Torah and Talmud. The Torah is comprised of the first five Books of the Bible. These were writte...