HIST 295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Shidduch, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Haskalah
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Most famous of hissidi groups is the lubavitch and chabad they are evangelical they said there was more to relihion than logice there is also mysticism. 4 waves of immigration of jews to north america. Sedcond wave 19th century rebuplic , german jews liberal reform movement begins in germany, most common form of judiasm in america was reform kind of judaism. Third german jews, don"t speak yiddish , most jews are descendants from this wave. Fourth wave- holocaust survivors , mnay hissidc jews were murdered during the holocaust , those who survived moved to new york primarily. Woman need to be away from men. Believe in halkah (laws of mosese) but less strict when it comes to genders being close together. Founded in jewish enlightenment in germany moved it to america. Wants ot talk aobt how jews lived notj just how they died. Were jews persecuted by nazis for their beliefs.