We are Witnesses; Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust Book Review The book We are Witnesses Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust by Jacob Boas recounts the lives of the Jewish teenagers under the Nazi regime. The author includes, as a primary source, diary entries from five youngsters to give first hand accounts on the Zeitgeist. This book differs from other books about the Holocaust for two reasons. Jacob Boas, a Jew himself and a contemporary of Anne Frank, has survived the concentration camp and gives a personal account of his experiences. In addition, he accumulated the diaries of five teenagers sharing the same experience he had.
In the book of “The Lucifer’s Diary”, written by Lewis R. Walton, the Israel separated into Judah and North Israel, after the reign of Solomon. In hundred years, Israel and Judah against the God again and again. God had raised many prophets to save these sinful people, but they didn’t want to return from their evil path. Finally, the North Israel was captured first, then the Judah was also destructed in 586 BC during the reign of Zedekiah. Though the God seems to leave Judah, but the story of Daniel and his three friends proves that God never leaves His faithful servant alone, He is always being with them and support them.
Stephen's father is a hard worker and although he may not show it very often, he cares deeply for Stephen. Evidence of this is when Stephen's father his talking to him about Leka. Although he bases his concerns what the other pulp cutters have been saying, he cares more for Stephen's wellbeing rather than what the other men think of him. 4. Its purpose is mostly to further our understanding of the pulp cutter's mind set.
1.02 Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? The Holy land is important to members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion because they have lived on the Holy land for generations and have important religious sites located here. The land is holy for Christians because this was where God’s son Jesus was born, crucified and where he resurrected from the dead. For Jews, it contains many Jewish synagogues and this land was promised to them by Yahweh. After a number of Jews were enslaved in Egypt and once freed, Moses helped them escape through the dessert and after over 40 years of traveling in the dessert they finally made it to the promise land by Yahweh which was Canaan.
The Second Temple had many changes happening to the Jewish people, it had three main sects, with time one of the sects may have led to Rabbinic Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism started interpreting the Tonakh, they decided there were two Torahs, and the midrash became important in Rabbinic Judaism, these two are similar and different in the end modern Jews are still using Rabbinic Judaism. The time of the Second Temple of Judaism was a time of turmoil. There were many changes going on, as the
However, out of them all, each member’s faith and spirituality have remained superior and strong throughout each obstacle. To begin, earlier in the story, Elie had desperately wanted to study and learn the various teachings of the Kabbalah. With Moishe the Beadle’s help, he had been successful in doing so, tightening his spirituality and connection with God. This particular association is what kept him strong when the dangers of the Holocaust had first reached his doorstep. As they were attending the walk out of their homes and into the small ghettos, the reality of impending terrors awakening inside of them, they had dropped to the ground and prayed to no one other than God, desperately shouting, “Oh God, Master of the Universe, in your infinite compassion, have mercy on us.” Throughout the rest of this story, Elie had struggled to maintain his faith during all of the appalling obstacles which had needed to be overcome.
Stories, pictures, and even music trace the culture and memories of each home. While some cultures may focus upon the survival of the family, others focus on their beliefs and important motifs that underly the religion. Such appears the case in Night by Elie Wiesel. In this well-refined memoir, Elie describes his father as a well known and respected man of his Jewish community, emphasizing his knowledge and power. But suddenly, this man who believed in an answer to every question, God being the supreme in knowledge, is stripped of his identity, family, and home right in front of his eyes.
For example, monotheism, the belief that there is only one God, spread from Judaism to the Western world. Western literature includes and often alludes to the Hebrew Bible and the Ten Commandments, sacred texts that originated in Judaism. Even the modern weekend has Jewish roots in the idea of a weekly day of rest. The oldest teachings in Judaism are recorded in the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. The books of the Hebrew Bible were written at various times; the most recent predate the 2nd century B.C.E.
Elie was closer to Moishe the Beadle than his father. Elie and Moishe were closer because they mostly did everything together and Elie trusted more Moishe than his father.Together they would read over and over the same page of the Zohar (5). Mr. Wiesel was a cultured man, rather unsentimental. Mr. Wiesel would spend most of his time at his store than with his family. Mr. Wiesel rarely displayed his feelings not even with his family (4).
No matter what the situation was, he believed God had a plan, and a good reason behind all that he did. Even when the news of Nazi’s crimes against the Jews reached his town, he as well as the others remained faithful that God would not allow such a thing. They almost did not believe the rumors all together. But things began to take turn when God did not save them, contrary to what they thought. They too became victims of the Nazi crimes and were hauled away to camps.