Jewish Culture Essay

Jewish people have had it hard over periods of time in history. Some can even say that Jewish people have had their own period of slavery. Jewish people and culture have come a long way. The United States has the largest Jewish population in the world. The United States has 5.3 million Jews. Jews play an important role in Jewish communities. Israel has the second largest Jewish population. Israel is the only nation where Jews are the majority group.

Jews are a subordinate group. They experience unfair treatment from non-Jews such as prejudice, discrimination and segregation. Jews do not choose to be Jewish. Jews stick together and they marry within their own culture.

Jews are an ethnic minority because ethnicity is the culture you were raised in. Race is physical differences in people. There are no physical differences to tell if a person is a Jew or not. A Jew can come in all colors and forms. Jews are blinding in more in the United States meaning that they are trying to fit into a more larger group beyond their subordinate group. Traditional Jews don't exist anymore. Jews are the same when it comes to culture similarities. All Jews look different and have different religious beliefs. To answer the question of what is a Jew one can say that a Jew in America is a person who thinks of himself or herself as a Jew. That means that being a Jew is by choice.

The immigration of Jews to the United States was a big move for the Jews. This was one of the most important migrations in history. The Immigration to America was a dangerous journey for the Jews. The Jews decided to come to America because for one there were riots against the Jews. Other reasons were because they liked it there and it meant freedom, religious freedom and bet...

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...nstead of in the synagogue. Some believe Jews are torn between being in two cultures at the same time.

Jews want to be Jewish yet they invite worldly aspects and non Jewish traditions into their culture. As stated before Jews want to be considered Jewish but not practice the Jewish faith.

For many Jews they express their identity in many ways such as political, cultural, and social activities. People of non Jewish faith believe that Yiddish is a measure of Jewishness. However Yiddish is not the only language Jews speak. The use of Hebrew has been increased.

In conclusion Jews have endured so much for a long time. However they never let their hard times take them down. Jewish culture is one of the most prominent and rich cultures. Jews still struggle to this day to maintain their Jewish identity however only time will tell what will happen in the near future.