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A 5 page research paper that examines how the issue of assimilation has played a role in Jewish history between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. The writer argues that examination of the issue of assimilation demonstrates that becoming a viable part of a host culture without loosing their identity as Jews as only been a fairly recent possibility for Jews as a people. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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a people without a country, building their homes and lives in various host cultures. Looking specifically at the period from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, Jews have, at various
times, assimilated, to a certain extent, into cultures of host countries and, at other times, remained totally separate, which has usually resulted in their becoming the target of pogroms. Examination
of the issue of assimilation demonstrates that becoming a viable part of a host culture without loosing their identity as Jews as only been a fairly recent possibility for Jews
as a people. Inherent in Judaism is the concept that they are a people chosen specifically by God and that their covenant with God entails adhering to the principles
of the Jewish faith. In the Old Testament, Ezra 9:6-15, for example, tells of a crisis that occurred for the Hebrew people while they were in captivity in Babylon. This
passage is part of the lament of the Prophet Ezra over the state of the Jews, who, while they were in captivity in a foreign land, had begun to intermarry
with Babylonians. It is clear that Ezra believes that if this assimilation were to continue, they would completely lose their identity as the "chosen people" of God. This scenario remained
consistent throughout the centuries of the Diaspora. In order to remain Jewish, individuals could not adopt the customs of their host country to the extent that they would "blend in"
and become indistinguishable from native-born citizens. Because Jews remained apart from the majority in a host country, following their own rituals, dietary customs and practices, they became easy targets for
focusing the dissatisfaction of a populace. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the sixteenth century, it was not unusual for Jews to be the target of hearsay and unfounded allegations.
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