Category: #7 Holocaust & Homelands
The 20th Century Beginnings of the Jewish Homeland
The formation of Israel as a homeland for Jews around the world had its beginnings over a decade before the U.N’s charter making it so. In the 1930s Palestine had been a British mandate and there were many Jews who sought to make it an independent state. It was during this time as fascism and …
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Nation-less Nationalism
In 1933 in what would be the future state of Israel, the Revisionist Jewish newspaper Hazit Haam, published an article on the rise of Hitler and the fate of the Jews in Germany, saying “The Jews of Germany are being persecuted now not despite their efforts to be part of their country but because of … Continue reading →
Zionism and the Holocaust
After the Holocaust occurred and WWII had ended, there were millions of Displaced Persons throughout Europe. Of these millions, many of them we Jews who had survived the atrocities of the Holocaust. Many of them were orphaned and alone, not knowing what to do or where to go. One idea that seemed appealing to many …
The Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Holocaust, or the mass killing of the Jews during World War II, is the most known genocide of all time. When the Holocaust ended, there were thousands of displaced Jews that had nowhere to call home. Even though the prosecution of Jews in Europe by the Nazis had ended, there was still an issue …
The Question of Israel
Throughout my previous blogs, I have spent a lot of time examining various ways in which WWII acted as a destructive force. From the physical destruction of landscapes and people, to the more abstract constructions of identity and labor relations,…
Blog #7 CJackson
Christopher Jackson Holocaust and Homelands Out of all the wars in world history WWII is possible the best documented. Though the first world war was suspected to be the first and last war on that scale. Still got a second and people are almost eagerly awaiting the third. Though WWII will likely remain the best-known …
Zionist’s Together
Before World War Two, and before the devastation of the Holocaust, the British ruled the land of Palestine, and in 1933 The Haarava Agreement was signed between Palestine and Nazi Germany where a treaty was signed that allowed this land to be the National Jewish Home. Because of the war, and Britain’s hateful relationship with […]
From Ashes, Reborn
Prior to the Second World War and the events of the Holocaust, there had been few major attempts made by members of the European Jewish community to leave Europe and create a true Jewish state of Israel in what was then Palestine. Of course, there was the Yishuv, but it was only a relatively minor…
Zion’s on my Mind
People may often look at what was going on in Germany during the 1930’s and ask, “Why did the Jews stay in Germany?” I asked myself the same things after reading about the Zionist’s actions to try and protect their… Continue Reading →
The Rise of Zionism After WWII
During World War II, Hitler came to power in Germany and was in charge during the Third Reich. While Hitler was in power he forced the Jews to move to ghettos and concentration camps. The Jews lived in horrible conditions and many died. They were not given proper care, food, or living conditions in these […]
