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Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

In seven pages this paper analyzes how the author depicts the 20th century Jewish male coming of sexual age in this amusing and in...

Celebrations and Holidays in Judaism

In nine pages various Jewish holidays and celebrations are examined in terms of meaning and symbolic significance such as Shabbat,...

Early Palestine and Jews

In eight pages this paper discusses the early Palestine in a consideration of a Jewish boy's story before the fifteenth century A....

2 Case Studies on Prevention Through Genetic Screening

In seventy pages this paper discusses World Health Organization and other genetic screening programs with a case study focus upon ...

Jews in Hollywood and An Empire of Their Own by Neal Gabler

In five pages this paper examines how the Hollywood studio system was created by Jewish business moguls as considered in this 1988...

Equality and 'On the Jewish Question' Essay by Karl Marx

In seven pages this paper considers equality and compares texts by Michael Warner and Patricia Williams to the essay by Karl Marx ...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Anti Semitism

In five pages the anti Semitic portrayal of Shylock, the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's play is examined in terms of providin...

Cultural Nationalism and Diversity

In eight pages intermarriages and issues of cultural diversity and nationalism are considered from a U.S. perspective through Jewi...

Ohio's Mahoning County Jewish Community

In five pages this Jewish community settlement is discussed in terms of its history and development. Four sources are cited in th...

Cultural Importance of the Circumcision Ritual

and special friends are assigned honorary roles in the ritual. For instance, one honorary role is that of "Sandek." Julie describe...

Soviet Union Under Josef Stalin and Jewish Culture's Decline

the same fate as many of the Jewish leaders when he was to be executed at Stalins command many years later. II. Stalins Outward...

Buddhism, Judaism, and the Concept of an Afterlife

In five pages the beliefs of an afterlife as espoused by Buddhist and Jewish religions are discussed. There are ten bibliographic...

Homosexuality and Contemporary Jewish Views

on Homosexuality Traditional Judaism has seen - and continues to see - homosexuality as an abomination (Dresner 309, Satlow...

Dialogue Between Christians and Jews

In six pages the Old and New Testaments are considered in a discussion of similarities and differences that might emerge from a Je...

Dorothy Day and Elie Wiesel on Compassion and Spirituality

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the spirituality and compassion views of Jewish survivor of the Holocaust Elie Wiesel...

Dead Sea Scrolls and 'Hellenistic Roman Palestine'

In nine pages this paper discusses how many historical questions could be answered through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish his...

The Reconquest of Medieval Christendom

5 pages and 1 source used. This paper provide an overview of what has been described as the Christian Reconquest, from the book e...

Medieval Spain and Treatment of Muslims

surrounded by Arabs who believed in God at the time, but things were strained. He saw a great deal of turmoil and destruction. Of ...

Concepts of Immortality

This 11 page paper uses the Bhagavad Gita, The Dybbuk and The Monkey as sources to examine concepts of rebirth, the soul and the a...

Motivation of Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List

In five pages this paper discusses why Schindler was motivated to save many Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Two sources are ci...

Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Movements

In thirty pages this paper examines the Holocaust in an evaluation of the successes of Jewish resistance movements that resulted. ...

Communities and Religious Groups

In 8 pages this paper examines how Pagan, Muslim, and Jewish groups satisfy the communities definition. Six sources are cited in ...

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...

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...

History of Palestine from 1900 to 1939

In eight pages this paper examines the Palestine history during this time period with Jewish demographic changes among the topics ...

Allied Powers and Knowledge of Nazi's Anti Semitic Policies

In five pages this paper examines what the Allied powers knew and when they knew it regarding the Nazi's anti Jewish policy and if...

Jewish Sexuality

In seven pages this paper examines Jewish sexuality in a consideration of some controversial statements on the topic. Four source...

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 ...

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...

Jewish Feminist Novel He, She and It by Marge Piercy

In 5 pages this paper examines Jewish feminism within the context of Piercy's novel. There are 4 sources cited in the bibliograp...