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1. Name 5 symbols of Judaism which you saw in the first few moments of this film.
The five symbols that I saw in the first few moments of this film are the Stars of David, the menorah, the image of the torah, ark of covenant, and the tallit.
2. Describe what life was like for a poor Jewish peasant in the turn of the century Russia. What did the men do? what did the women do?
The life for a poor Jewish peasant in turn of the century Russia was like a traditional being, who is accepted by a small community. The poor Jews have no guarantee of life, or any insurance to stay in the town. Also, their freedom to live in the town can be taken away any time from them by the governing power. THe men was to bring news to the family and to make income for the family. Another hand, the women is to stay home doing housework, as well as take good care of the children.
3. Summarize the content of tevye's monologue at the beginning of the film.
Tevye's monologue at the starting describes the culture and the religion that he belongs to. He is a Jew who had been following path of his tradition all his life, but he does not know how and when it started. He follows the tradit
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Four examples of break in the film could be: Tzietel and Moltel married without a matchmaker; Harilah married a Christian with no blessing permission; and the marriage arrangement between Tzietel and Laserwolf was collapsed. ion (Judaism) because it was a obeyed by the pope in the town of Anatevka over generations. " He gives a sense to audiences that Jews has a community and is small partial of town Anatevka. Facing these incidences, Tevye feels angry and hard to understand, but he accepted them reluctantly as a result in all three cases. Relate these, where possible to an unfortunate event in the life of Tevye's community. All people in the town has freedom to practice their own religion, but the difference is that Jews' freedom can be taken away anytime by a higher governing power. what is meant by the statement 'without tradition a man is like a fiddler on the roof'? what is the importance of tradion in jewish life?
The statement "Without tradition a man is like a fiddler on a roof" because the tradition of hte Jewish has a significant impact on one's life. What was your reaction to the acts of anti-Semitism you saw? What do you think is the cause of anti-Semitism?
I felt sad about the struggle was arleady existed among Judaism and CHristianity back to the turn of the century. THe other hand, CHristians and majority of the town and is a larger community than the one that Jews have. If a Jew betrays his tradition and starts practicing other religion, this person is "break" refer to the milkman Tevye.
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