Caryl Churchill’s play, Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza ,is a short, six-page response that revolves around the Israeli military strike on Gaza in 2008 and 2009. The play features no clear characters and is constructed primarily of seven spoken blocks of texts that can be performed in a plethora of ways. Each of the seven parts address or focus on a female Jewish child, spoken by a person or people protective and caring of the child. Although the play and its playwright have been labeled anti-semitic
process by the way in which it transforms the actors into characters, that are unrelated to present day society, who far more in touch with their primordial instinct of ‘survival of the fittest’ in this unimaginable war. “I’ve shot cattle and children in Ethiopia. I’ve gassed mixed troops of Spanish, computer programmers and dogs. I’ve torn starlings apart with my bare hands… I could go on all day doing that, it was better than sex.” - Todd. The characters within Churchill’s script appear
Gluckel of Hameln’s memoirs Gluckel of Hameln was a Jewish woman from Hamburg who lived in the seventeenth century. She wrote her lengthy memoirs in Yiddish. Her memoir is regarded to be one of the most important documents for European Jewish history written by a Jewish woman. The diary or the memoirs are addressed to her fourteen children. In 1690, Gluckel became a widow after the death of her husband and the memoirs were a therapeutic way to heal her wounded heart. The diary was used to take
existence or nonexistence of an afterlife is a fundamental issue that ties people to their faiths. Often the rituals and traditions surrounding death offer insight into other parts of the religion. Blu Greenberg writes in How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, "No matter what, each one of us will die, and just as there is a way to live as a Jew, there is a way to die and be buried as a Jew." (287) The custom of sitting Shiva is one part of dying and being buried as a Jew. Judaism considers
torment. In the ghettos tens of thousands of deaths took place, but a small percent survived. Although the ghettos were not Hitler's master idea, they were one of the steps to the process of control, dehumanization, and the extinction of the Jewish culture. Jewish neighborhoods were changed into prisons. The ghettos were initially for the Jews but Poles were also imprisoned. For the time being, Jews would be placed into ghettos while plans were being formulated. Stories were created and told to the
A Jewish Marriage Ceremony In Hebrew, marriage is referred to as Kiddush in (sanctification) or nisuin (elevation). Marrying a Jewish partner is important mainly for the sake of the children, because whether a child is Jewish or not is determined only by its mother. Before the wedding, the bride-to-be goes to the Mikveh, the special immersion pool where women go to cleanse themselves from impurity (usually menstruation) and to start fresh. In this case, the woman goes as she is starting
other persecuted groups (gypsies and homosexuals), by the German Nazi regime during the Second World War. In Europe the Jews experienced anti-Semitism (hostility or prejudice against Jews) which dated back to the ancient world, to the time when the Jewish temples were destroyed and they were forced to leave Palestine by Roman authorities. This wide-spread hatred of the Jews augmented the virulent mindset behind the Holocaust. On the night of January 30, 1933, an event occurred that spearheaded the
of Hameln was a seventeenth century Jewish woman from Hamburg who wrote a lengthy memoir in Yiddish. While she was not a famous person in her time, Gluckel's memoir has been regarded as one of the most important documents for European Jewish history, of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and the earliest autobiography written by a Jewish woman. Beginning in 1690, Gluckel's diary of a German Jewish widow is addressed to her fourteen children, and is written as an undertaking as
Each of these Jewish holidays happen at different times of the year and have important traditions associated with them when celebrating (Rich). For example, Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for two days and is observed during September during Tishri which is the Jewish New Year (Rich). During this holiday members spend their day at the synagogue as oppose to work and increase their daily liturgy
Chapter 1: The Jewish community in India The Jewish community of India includes the Bene Israel, Baghdadi Jews, Cochin Jews and a small minority of European Jews. The Jewish community of India is an immigrant community coming from West Asia and is the fourth largest Jewish community. In 1948 the State of Israel was formed and many Jews from India moved to Israel. At that time the population of the Jewish community in India was 30, 000 people approximately. The creation of a homeland of the Jews
Children in the Holocaust: The Sadness and Horrors of Their Lives The Holocaust was an incredibly horrific time for the Jewish, but especially for children. Children and teens experienced terrifying things, such as the losses of their kin, medical experiments, and other devastating atrocities. During the Holocaust, many children were forced to go into hiding, whether it meant staying in the worst of conditions or staying there for years at a time. “I am begging for help… A few days later…. I am full
who had sacrificed their best lamb and wiped the blood over the doorway. Anyone who did not do this had their first born child killed. Passover is celebrated for seven to eight days. It depends on what branch of Judaism you are. Passover starts on the full moon in April, and it is common for it to overlap Easter. During Passover, Jewish people will eat off a seder plate, where the food on the plate has a symbolic meaning. It is common to eat lamb as well. Jews avoid eating bread and leavened food
what should do and what should avoid in their daily lives, and they can accord to the rules to judge behaviors or cases. Family is the basic unit of the society. Marriage unifies a man and a woman to build a family, generate offspring, and educate children. This is not only a personal affair because humanity needs myriad complete families to continue the civilization in the world. Men and women come together then become lovers, then via marriage they become couples. In the Hebrew Bible, also the first
million Syrians people have been forced to escape from their homes to find a shelter away from the devastating violence. We need to show the Syrian people that the world still cares about Syria, We need to show our support for the millions of Syrian children, women and men who are living through this horrifying crisis by standing up with
The Ways in Which Shabbat is Observed in Jewish Homes and in the Synagogue Shabbat, the Jewish holy day, begins at sunset on Friday night and ends Saturday night when the first star appears. It usually lasts 25 hours. Jewish people observe Shabbat in many different ways. On Shabbat, Jews are forbidden to work. This is because they believe that on their holy day they should devote themselves entirely to praying, worshipping God and studying the Torah. Rabbi Saadia Gaon stated that Jews
had three children. Their names are Janina, Adam, and Andrzej Zgrzembski. Irena was also a Polish social worker when the Nazis invaded. Her maiden name was Irena Krzyzanowska. Irena named her daughter, Janina Zgrzembski, after her mother. Her mother Janina Krzyzanowska was married to her father, Stanislaw Krzyzanowska. Her father was also a medical doctor. Irena was known for the multiple lives she saved. She found non-Jewish families to adopt the children. She rescued 2,500 Jewish children suffering
From the original Jewish wedding practices, we can see that like a bridegroom of ancient times; Jesus came to the home of His bride, which is the Earth, for a betrothal. He made a covenant with His bride, sealed the covenant with a cup of wine, paid the bride price with His life, and gave His bride gifts of the Holy Spirit. We, the betrothed church, currently await the return of our Bridegroom to take us to the wedding chamber at the Rapture; where we will spend seven years with Him, while the Great
a thought but to many children in the 1930’s this was a reality. The Hitler Youth was a genius yet terrible organization. German education in the 1930’s changed dramatically in several ways. First, Hitler was inserted into every classroom. His portrait hung on the wall and “Children were taught to greet each other with ‘Heil Hitler’, swear allegiance to Hitler, and use his name in their prayers” (Bartoletti 40,41). Secondly, two extra classes were added. In Eugenics children were taught to only marry
Concentration camp, and saving over 1200 Jewish lives. Oskar Schindler started the Emilia factory, which had possessed many Jewish workers. The Jews who worked in
continue with how the written word of the Torah has laid the basis for the many traditions still practiced in Judaism. Belief System An examination of Jewish customs and traditions and their accompanying rituals would be incomplete without first investigating the basics of how Judaism views God and the relationship they have with him. The Jewish people believe in a God, however; quite contrary to Christianity they do not view God as a hierarchy, a God making decisions for and on behalf of all his