Orthodox Judaism

Beliefs

• strict followers of judaisim
• sacred book is the torah
• they worship in a synagogue
• sacred day is saturday or "shabbat" as they call it

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• difference with the reform Jews is that reform Jews are more liberal
• do not accept Jesus as the Mesaiah
• estimated 14.2 million believers (0.2 % world population)

Trends

• 1.7% growth rate
• Jewish populations have severely declined or disappeared in Eastern Europe, North Africa, Middle East
• 6 million Jews lived in Israel
• concentrated in Israel, USA, and France

Culture

• mainly use Hebrew, Yiddish, or Ladino, beside the language of the local area
• Especially in Israel, law abiding citizens wear straps of leather with scripture around their arms
• They do not wear mixed garments of clothing especially wool and linen

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• Jews celebrate Hanukkah s a remembrance of the victory over a king who tried to suppress the Jewish religion

Judaism and the Holocaust

• The Austrian chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler blamed Germany's economic problems on Jews
• The Jews were forced to wear a yellow badge with the star of David on their clothing

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• An estimated 6 million Jews were assassinated along with 5 million non-jews.
• 1million of the victims were Jewish children