How do you think Jewish history shapes their culture?

Jewish history is very old and dynamic, tracing back to over 3,000 years.

A common theme in Jewish history has been the persecution that has been suffered by the Jewish people.

The Jewish people have often hold their ancestral homeland: Israel, but they have also been expelled from these lands several times.

Jewish history is also the history of the Jewish diaspora: for centuries, there have been Jews living all over Europe and the Middle East, even in other areas.

Finally, Jewish history also includes the history of the Holocaust, the genocide in which over 5 million Jews were killed during the Second World War.

For these reasons above, Jewish history shapes Jewish culture. It makes the Jewish people cohesive and protective of their own people, because of all the suffering they have been through.

a peace conference held after the surrender of japan

an international conference held near the end of world war ii

a meeting of the victorious nations after the defeat of germany

a summit meeting between the united states and the soviet union

answer:

it caused mass african migration, african populations to grow, african empires to topple, and racism against slaves to emerge.

background

early european explorers to the americas likely experienced emotions including awe at the vast "new" environment, amazement at meeting "others," the thrill of the unknown, concern for personal safety, desire for personal reward, and longing for their homeland and those left behind. written and pictorial records attributed to europeans provide the bulk of the records of these early travels. impressions of natives as well as native impressions of europeans are frequently framed in the narratives of the explorers. examination of these records indicates the cautious and curious nature of first encounters.

significance

centuries of ignorance, prejudice, and opinions lacking evidence or scholarly research have tainted traditional views of the earliest meetings between native americans (first nations in canada) and europeans. students may come to recognize how the later period of continued exploration, settlement, and interaction was influenced by these early encounters from the st. lawrence river to georgia.