Star of David The Star of David is known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David. The shape of it is a hexagram which includes two equilateral triangles. The hexagram has been used as a symbol of Judaism since the 17th Century‚ which precedents in the 14th and 16th century in central Europe‚ where The Shield of David was partly used in conjunction with the Seal of Solomon on Jewish Flags. The term “Shield of David” is also used in the Siddur as the title of God of Israel. The hexagram
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Sciences History Department CREL333 Zionism and Modern Judaism Jewish Immigration to Palestine 1945-1948 Submitted To: Prof. Michael Reimer By: Shenouda William Due Date: 01/04/2013 Submitted Date: 01/04/2013 Jewish Immigration To Palestine 1945-1948 The Jewish migration to Israel is one of the most important pivoting points in the issue of the foundation of the Israeli nation. Zionism is the main driving idea that led to the Jewish
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European History 1112‚ (WEB) Second Exam‚ Spring 2017 10 points Dr. Drakatos Name: James Oiler I. Answer the following 2 questions in essay form (5 points each) 1. Discuss Herzl’s argument for the need to form a Jewish State. Theodor Herzl was born in Budapest‚ Hungary on May 2nd‚ 1860‚ and was one of the world’s most prominent Jewish activists. Herzl’s position on anti-Semitism was that it was a social issue‚ and if Jewish people organized counter efforts to anti-Semitism‚ then Jews would be
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The Creation of Israel The creation of Israel came to be‚ due to the many events in Jewish history. Events such as the Zionism movement and the Holocaust. The Jews wanted a homeland and Palestine was the place to be‚ their ‘Promised Land’ from Abraham their Holy Ancestor. During the Roman Empire times‚ the Romans had conquered and ruled over Palestine at AD70. When the Jews revolted‚ the Romans destroyed their Jewish Temple and all that was left of the Temple to this day is the Wailing Wall which
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Discuss the nature of Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II? Arab and Jewish responses to the question of a Jewish homeland post World War II revealed an abundance of different responses from Jews and Arabs this also sparked hostility between the two and to this day conflict still exasperates. After World War II the holocaust was responsible for the incarceration of 6 million Jews‚ many Jewish immigrants’ were seeking Jewish Nationalism‚ when a return
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defeating the Muslim Arabs‚ who had in turn taken control from the Christian Byzantine Empire. Zionist movement The turn of the 20th century saw a Jewish nationalist movement springing up with Theodor Herzl as its founder. This ideology was named Zionism and its supporters are called Zionists‚ the name derived from Zion‚ Jewish synonym for the land of Israel. The goal of this movement was to gain Holy Land back and to create
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Jewish Military groups‚ and World War Two. All these ways are linked to one another‚ therefore dramatically increasing hostility between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration (written in 1917) announced that the British favoured Zionism and creating a Jewish homeland in Palestine. This made Jews feel safer and reassured because they thought that this would be the end of anti-Semitism for them. However when the Arabs found out about this‚ they felt betrayed. Just a year before that
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played in the creation of Israel varied in significance and impact. French interest in Palestine became clear as early as 1903‚ when Jews began to return to Palestine‚ the land of their ancestors. This happened as a result of the growing support of Zionism‚ which was the belief that the Jews would be persecuted wherever they went and needed an independent Jewish state to survive. It was believed that the most effective way to set up a Jewish state was to purchase land in Palestine and start a new life
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What do you think are the key issues at stake in the discussion within the Jewish world over whether the modern State of Israel should be understood as a state for Jews or a Jewish state? Is it posbbile for it both to be a ‘Jewish and Democratic state’. The two main viewpoints are split between those of the secular Zionists that believe the Jews have a right to self determination‚ and therefore need a safe haven to be protected from damaging anti semitic attacks that can cause many attrocities
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groups became more and more imminent‚ but they were nothing but the short term causes of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rather‚ the long term and roots of this conflict can be found in the late 19th century‚ when rising anti-Semitism caused the growth of Zionism‚ which conflicted with the rise of Arab Nationalism. Furthermore‚ the First World War and the British Mandate had a very important impact on shaping the conflict‚ especially through the way the British dealt with the situation in Palestine‚ and the
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