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    considered acceptable and unacceptable within each branch (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). The Orthodox division of Judaism focuses on the traditional Jewish beliefs and practices. Orthodox Judaism retains the practice of seating men and women separately in synagogues (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). Often time’s women sit in upstairs galleries away from men and away from their family (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). This thought process carries over to the social roles that men and women hold within Orthodox Judaism‚ men are the “breadwinners”

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    Broken Glass). Herschel Grynszpan shot official Ernst Vom Rath‚ Because he was distressed about over his family’s deportation. This caused riots in Germany‚ Austria‚ and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Violent mobs destroyed hundreds of synagogues and buried Jewish artifacts

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    the title of God of Israel. The hexagram appears occasionally in Jewish contexts as a decorative motif. For example‚ in Israel‚ there is a stone with a hexagram from the arch of the 3rd-4th century synagogue in Galilee. Originally the hexagram may have been used as an architectural ornament on synagogues‚ just like the ones in the cathedral of Brandenburg and Stendal and on the Marktkirche at Hanover. The use of the hexagram in the Jewish context as a possible meaningful symbol as early as the 11th

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    There are some parts of the world that once visited get into your heart and won’t let go. For me India is such a place when I first visited‚ I was stunned by the richness of the land by its lush beauty and exotic architecture by its ability to overload its senses with the pure‚ concentrated intensity of its colors‚ smells‚ tastes and souls. It was as if all my life I was seeing the world in black and white and when brought face-to-face with India‚ experienced every thing rendered in brilliant Technicolor

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    Sholom was the oldest synagogue in the community‚ founded

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    Australia‚ most of the Jewish population identify with Orthodox Judaism‚ meaning that the synagogue to which they belong is an Orthodox synagogue. This is not to say‚ however‚ that all Orthodox Jews are regular synagogue attendees. (As with Christianity‚ regular synagogue attendance and commitment to faith does not mean you necessarily belong to a traditional variant. Similarly‚ identifying with an Orthodox synagogue doesn’t meant you actually attend regularly.) REVELATION: One key belief that distinguishes

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    Kristallnacht

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    attack was directed against Jewish businesses and synagogues. A synagogue was a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction. About 90 Jews were killed and hundreds were injured. Germany encouraged its people to loot and burn Jewish shops‚ synagogues‚ homes‚ and schools. Around 30‚000 Jews‚ including the wealthy were arrested and taken to concentration camps. The damage Kristallnacht did horrifying. More than 150 synagogues were burned and over 7‚000 businesses were destroyed

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    Many modern civilizations have been influenced by earlier civilizations in history. These earlier civilizations have created many different ideas that are still used today. These ideas can be seen in governments‚ make-up of cities‚ and architecture. Architecture in particular is still very prominent from earlier civilizations such as the case in Al-Andalus. The most important building in Islamic Spain‚ like other centers of Muslim civilizations is the mosque‚ house of worship. The inside of a mosque

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    Judaism Shawn Titen January 8th‚ 2012 HUM/130 Daniel Davis Judaism is one of the oldest and longest lasting religions. It claims its roots from Abraham. Judaism is the religion of the Jews. Jews have lived through many hardships because of the beliefs‚ which include non-violence. Judaism was originally known as “Children of Israel”‚ and now include a country called Israel. Practicing Jews live in many different countries. They can be found all over the world. They have been persecuted

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    follow. All Judaism believes in one God and creation. Israel is the Jews homeland. The place where the Jews pray in called Synagogues. The Synagogues built around the eighteenth century as a special action to show their liability to the Jaws and to prove the Jews base. The oldest synagogues located in the United State. It built in 1763 in Newport‚ Rhode Island. It is Touro Synagogue.

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