Article number two
The Exclusion of Jews From Issues of Social Justice and Multicultural Thought
Summary of the article. This article highlights the fact that Jews do not fit into any class. Jews are viewed as white. Yet they are the victims of the highest rate of hate crimes since Hitler. It is important that Jews not get lumped into the group that persecuted them: whites. It is also important that the oppression of Jews be discussed at the college and university level. Education will bring enlightenment about their plight.
How does the story relate to oppression/discrimination? Jews are the victims of hate crimes and have been for thousands of years. Jews have been forgotten in their struggle to overcome their oppressors. There are still those that are educated that speak ill of Jewish culture. They speak of “Jewing” people out of money. This is anti-Semitism.
Who is oppressed? The Jewish people and their religion are being oppressed.
Who is oppressing? The American people are the ones doing the oppressing. They see Jews as not counting as a minority group. America sees them as blending into white society.
How are they oppressed? What type of oppression/discrimination is involved? Jews have been attacked for their religion. The acts of anti-Semitism are on the rise in America today. Yet the Jew is still forgotten. They are not usually even mentioned as a minority in many social classes today. Jews are not allowed to be members of the multicultural club of America. They can be ignored no longer.
Explore the significance in our society? What are the implications for this oppression? What does this say about the values of our society? Members of Jewish society have no support and are a forgotten minority. The youth of America are not educated on the Jewish struggle to gain acceptance. Those people that are educated in cultural diversity even degrade Jewish culture. It is time that our society took a hard look at this oppression. It is imperative that the Jewish plight be taught in schools just like African American oppression.
What was my personal reaction? Explore thoroughly. What aspects of my own socialization have led me to this reaction? Personally, when I think of the Jewish people, I think of God’s chosen people. Jews were oppressed in biblical times and will be oppressed until the end of time. Many Americans think of the Holocaust when they think of Jews. It was white people that did that horrible thing against the Jews. I find Jewish culture fascinating. I receive a newsletter in the mail called “Jews for Jesus”. This newsletter lets me know how I may pray for Jews. I also believe that our society cannot forget these people and we must be educated to see them as a discriminated group.
What did I learn? I learned that Jews are not just a religious group, like Baptist or Catholic, but they are a minority. Jews face the same struggles of acceptance as other minority groups. However, if someone says something negative about an African American that person would be called a racist. If that same person said something negative about a Jew no one even blinks.
Source:
Rubin, D. I. (2013). Still wandering: The exclusion of Jews from issues of social justice and multicultural thought. Multicultural Perspectives, 15(4), 213-219.
The Exclusion of Jews From Issues of Social Justice and Multicultural Thought
Summary of the article. This article highlights the fact that Jews do not fit into any class. Jews are viewed as white. Yet they are the victims of the highest rate of hate crimes since Hitler. It is important that Jews not get lumped into the group that persecuted them: whites. It is also important that the oppression of Jews be discussed at the college and university level. Education will bring enlightenment about their plight.
How does the story relate to oppression/discrimination? Jews are the victims of hate crimes and have been for thousands of years. Jews have been forgotten in their struggle to overcome their oppressors. There are still those that are educated that speak ill of Jewish culture. They speak of “Jewing” people out of money. This is anti-Semitism.
Who is oppressed? The Jewish people and their religion are being oppressed.
Who is oppressing? The American people are the ones doing the oppressing. They see Jews as not counting as a minority group. America sees them as blending into white society.
How are they oppressed? What type of oppression/discrimination is involved? Jews have been attacked for their religion. The acts of anti-Semitism are on the rise in America today. Yet the Jew is still forgotten. They are not usually even mentioned as a minority in many social classes today. Jews are not allowed to be members of the multicultural club of America. They can be ignored no longer.
Explore the significance in our society? What are the implications for this oppression? What does this say about the values of our society? Members of Jewish society have no support and are a forgotten minority. The youth of America are not educated on the Jewish struggle to gain acceptance. Those people that are educated in cultural diversity even degrade Jewish culture. It is time that our society took a hard look at this oppression. It is imperative that the Jewish plight be taught in schools just like African American oppression.
What was my personal reaction? Explore thoroughly. What aspects of my own socialization have led me to this reaction? Personally, when I think of the Jewish people, I think of God’s chosen people. Jews were oppressed in biblical times and will be oppressed until the end of time. Many Americans think of the Holocaust when they think of Jews. It was white people that did that horrible thing against the Jews. I find Jewish culture fascinating. I receive a newsletter in the mail called “Jews for Jesus”. This newsletter lets me know how I may pray for Jews. I also believe that our society cannot forget these people and we must be educated to see them as a discriminated group.
What did I learn? I learned that Jews are not just a religious group, like Baptist or Catholic, but they are a minority. Jews face the same struggles of acceptance as other minority groups. However, if someone says something negative about an African American that person would be called a racist. If that same person said something negative about a Jew no one even blinks.
Source:
Rubin, D. I. (2013). Still wandering: The exclusion of Jews from issues of social justice and multicultural thought. Multicultural Perspectives, 15(4), 213-219.