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Ultimate Failure of Nazi Science

In five pages the failure of Nazi science is discussed with divisions between 'Jewish' and 'Aryan' science also examined. Four so...

A Review of Europa, Europa

A 5 page essay exploring the work of the film by Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland. An eye-opening look at the lengths som...

History of Judaism and 'Otherness'

In seven pages this paper examines the Medieval and Renaissance periods in this consideration of Jewish history and prejudice. Fi...

Jewish Feminism According to Lynn Davidson and Shelly Tenebaum

In seven pages feminist scholarship's 3 stages are applied to the essays contained in the text edited by Lynn Davidson and Shelly ...

Past and Present Synagogues of New York City's Lower East Side

In six pages this paper examines the importance of synagogues to the Jewish community situated in the Lower East Side of NYC. Thr...

Jewish Custom of Handwashing, Netilat Yadayim

was later extended for handling food. Jesus refers to a controversy going on during his time about whether it was required to wash...

Judaism as Portrayed by Phillip Roth

Princess. Brenda is both wealthy and domineering. Certainly one sees the two as inextricable. However, if Brenda were a poor Jew, ...

Contemporary Melting Pot and America

the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...

Cultural Ideals and Plays of Chikamatsu

giri. Osan says, "I could see that you were drifting towards suicide. I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as one ...

Sitting on the Wrong Side of the Monsey Trail Bus and Sima Rabinovicz

to shift seats to accommodate them, noting she was a regular commuter on the bus and she had has much right to stay where she was ...

Judaism and Human Rights Advocate Abraham Joshua Heschel

the value of religious discourse allowed an "intelligent passion" (Novak, 1998, pp. 63-67) where fear and trepidation once lurked....

Comparing U.S. and Jewish Law

distinct discrepancies where application is concerned. Ethical behavior - which is defined as exhibiting "the character and...

'Love Thy Neighbor' and Jewish Morality

the pot-bellied stove; everything else was either burned to the ground or damaged beyond repair from smoke and/or water. It was o...

Assimilation, Identity, and Jewish History

consistent throughout the centuries of the Diaspora. In order to remain Jewish, individuals could not adopt the customs of their h...

The Contribution to American History and Jewish American History by Henry Kissinger

a man of great power and a man who apparently worked within all sorts of cultures, working with China and then with Vietnam, earni...

Eban and Wetmore's Promised Land

If one considers Ebans work from the perspective of cultural analysis, it immediately becomes apparent that Jewish culture, unlike...

Freedom and Culture

so evident in official circles before. Individuals adopted rules and standards of behavior designed to serve "appearances." Youn...

Daniel Libeskind's Architectural Works The Dramatic and Theatrical Aspects of Daniel Libeskind's Work

The influences are cited as being form the musical, with Libeskind seeing that the visual and audible as being inseparable, hence...

Immigration of Jews from 1900 Until the Second World War

and the largest immigration wave still lay ahead." This new immigration was to take place from 1900 to 1924 wherein "another 1.75 ...

Diet and Sacrifice in The Book of Leviticus

* The 8 Jewish Feasts, discussed in Chapters 23 through 25 (Division of Student Ministry, nd). * The Priests in chapters 8 through...

Jewish Mysticism, the Kaballah, and Perceptions of Women

female, given the fact that womens role in the general sense revolves around the gentler notion of nurture/caring, faith and symbo...

Social Identity and the U.S. Jewish Community

same beliefs and as such it is selective collectivism. Zionism is included within that group of schools of thought, here the idea ...

Analysis of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

being which is so radically different from his original form that he is subsequently rejected by all who know him. He is no longe...

Diaspora, Jewish Identity, and Israel's Role

has been the focus of world attention for generations. From a Palestinian perspective, however, this goal is simply unobtainable....

Chapter 13 of Exodus and an Exegesis of Lines 1 through 22

sanctified, that is set apart for Gods service (Griffiths, 1993). They are delivered for Gods use, by blood to the Lord. This ver...

Abraham Cahan's The Rise of David Levinsky

was very young, so young in fact that he had only a couple of fleeting memories of him. His mothers life was hard yet she managed...

Fundamental Extremists in Judaism

the Hebron area; threats to shoot soldiers" (Brownfeld, 1999). In further understanding some of the foundations of their argum...

Pre and Post Jesus Age Jewish Culture

In five pages this paper examines the different Jewish sects that fragmented before the birth of Jesus such as the Essenes, the Sa...

Conflict and the History of Israel

In nine pages this paper discusses Israel from the 1947 creation of the Jewish state until the present with the historical conflic...

Nadine Gordimer's Writings and the Theme of Intolerance

In 10 pages this paper considers the theme of intolerance as represented in the works of this South African Jewish author. There ...