Antisemitism

At the surface, The Merchant of Venice and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone may seem like to completely unrelated works. The Merchant of Venice was written in the late 16th century and explores the role of antisemitism while Joe Turner’s Come and Gone was written in 1987 and portrays the life of characters living during the great migration. However, William Shakespeare and August Wilson both intentionally incorporate contrasting characters within their work. The contrasting characters have a…

The objective of teaching any type of subject is for the student to think critically and for them to be curious. The Holocaust is prime candidate for students to critically think through complex life issues since kids will be need to know about these issues later in life. “The Holocaust provides one of the most effective subjects for examining basic moral issues” ("Why Teach about the Holocaust?"). It is right to teach the kids about the Holocaust now because when they grow up they will be…

During World War II, approximately six million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust. The 1930s through 1940s was extremely heartbreaking for Jews and their families. Before the Holocaust Jews had normal lives, they never expected their lives to dramatically change personally and their outlook on the world. Before the early 1930s, Jews had good paying jobs and families, but when Adolf Hitler was chancellor there were a lot of new laws enacted to discriminate against the Jews. Everyone in…

This would make them collaborators or instigators rather than perpetrators because they did not actually commit the crime of killing a Jew, however those that heeded these instructions would be known as perpetrators. Many churches that practiced antisemitism sourced their motivation from “… the theological and doctrinal anti-Judaism that existed in parts of the Christian tradition. Long before 1933, this anti-Judaism –ranging…

Modernity and the Jewish individual are the topics being discussed in the entry titled Modern Jewish Thought by Leora Batnitzky. Leora Batnitzky addresses the complicated question “What value is there to Judaism in an age in which Jews do not have to be defined as Jews?”. Using modern jewish philosophers and as well their beliefs and cultural backgrounds Leora aims to answer this complex question as well as lead the reader to ask and form their own opinions on this topic. In order to begin…

Dictionary contains a summary of information in regards to the Nazi party. This books analyzes and outlines the mindset and goals of the Nazi party during the 1930’s. Particular sections of this book titled “the Jewish Problem” and “Jewish Responses to Antisemitism” relate specifically to how anti-Semitism was affecting the Jewish people themselves and what their reaction to this kind of governmental hatred was. This solidifies the mindset the Nazi had against the Jews and what the Jews thought…

Racism towards Jews, or antisemitism, has been a difficult obstruction in the idea of world peace for thousands of years. I believe the issue of anti-Semitism is important because many people are unaware of how greatly it impacts the Jewish society of today. The history of racism is incredibly excessive and if is not addressed it can be dangerous beyond our knowledge. A major historic situation relating to anti-Semitism is the horrifying holocaust. Between 5 and 6 million Jewish people were…

A majority of people seem to agree the Wagner was an anti-Semite. Among those people, a debate has emerged as to the place of Wagner’s music in our current society. Over the course of this essay I attempt to make sense of this debate and try come to a conclusion about what place Wagner’s music should have in the 21st Century. At the same time, I am to provide context by noting his impact on music and looking toward Israel where the topic of Wagner’s music seems to be most controversial. Despite…

Hitler in many ways was very smart and crafty. From convincing all of Germany to turn against the jews, to corrupting the minds of the innocent children. The whole campaign to take over Germany was thoroughly thought out and planned. He was very powerful and such an iconic image, he even had support from the young children. Hitler corrupted the education system to teach anti-semitic ideas to expand the amount of recruits for his army. To begin Hitler’s campaign, he had took over the education…

In, The Destruction of the European Jews, Hilberg states that “they had evolved a set of reactions that were to remain remarkably constant over the centuries. This pattern may be portrayed by the following diagram: Resistance Alleviation Evasion Paralysis Compliance” (Hilberg). Arnost Lustig shows in his novel, The Unloved, that these five classifications are not independent of one another, but are in fact organic, flowing and melting into one another. This paper explores that melding of those…