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The Influence Of International Jewry In The Founding Of Israel

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...Spanish inquisition 1. Thinking as a historian, how would you answer the question, “are the Jews a religious group, a nation, or an ethnic minority?”
When thinking as an historian, one can easily say that the Jews are a religious group, a nation, and an ethnic minority—though the terms and conditions under which all of these categorical associations are valid or legitimate is subject to some debate. First of all, Judaism today is different from what it was in pre-Christian times. Of the three largest sects of Judaism today—Reform, Conservative and Orthodox—there is a great deal of dispute about what kind of group the Jews are. There are atheist Jews and agnostic Jews, but they still identify as Jews. Jewish nationalists are typically referred to as Zionists, but not every Jew wants to live in Israel. Even for much of their own history the Jews have been without a nation of their……

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JMW, XII. Jewish Identity Challenged and Redefined: #16

JMW, XI. The Shoah: #21-41

JMW, VIII. Sephardi & Middle Eastern Jewry #32-35

JMW, X. Zionism: #42-55

JMW, IX. American Jewry: #52

 

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