Jewishhistory Stories

A young motherless, Jewish boy who is growing up during the war is being taken away to Auschwitz , where he plans his escape from day one

This publication contains my shortened qualification paper for a Bachelor's degree in the last module of my specialization area, linguistics, on the origin and history of Yiddish as well as my Bachelor's thesis comparing the social prestige of Yiddish and Hebrew. Both were graded as "very good". I thought it might be of interest to some or be useful as a starting point for other students. Please keep in mind that these were written during my Bachelor Studies and contain quotes and information from academic sources as well as graphics and pictures taken from academic publications and primary sources. More about this in the preface. Paper "Yiddish, a Language through the Ages" BA thesis "Sociolinguistics of Yiddish and Hebrew: Social Prestige and Instrumentalization of Semitic Languages"

In the summer of 1940, as World War II ravaged Europe, a young Jewish girl named Andrée Goldstein found herself swept up in a daring underground network of resistance fighters. At just 15 years old, Andrée had been separated from her family during a chaotic evacuation in Paris. With only a backpack of clothes and a book of fairy tales, she was left to navigate a world on fire. Andrée's story began when she was taken in by a farmer's family near Lyon. She stayed hidden in their attic until German soldiers occupied the town. Knowing she couldn't stay, the farmer's wife whispered instructions to find "the Red Rose" in the forest-a code for a resistance group. Trembling and alone, Andrée ventured into the woods. After days of walking, she stumbled upon a man dressed as a priest who asked her for a password. When she muttered "Liberty," the man broke into a smile and led her to a hidden bunker where members of the French Resistance gathered. Her most dangerous mission came in 1943 when she was tasked with smuggling blueprints of a German munitions factory to Allied forces in Switzerland. Andrée had to cross enemy lines, evade patrols, and even face interrogation at a checkpoint. Using her charm and quick thinking, she convinced the soldiers she was merely a lost teenager searching for her aunt. By the war's end, Andrée had saved dozens of lives, helped sabotage German supply chains, and reunited with her family. But her heroism didn't end there. After the war, she became a journalist, documenting untold stories of the resistance. Her tale is one of courage, resourcefulness, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity. It's a story that reminds us of the power of ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Jerusalem is fading into memory. Along the banks of the River Chebar in Babylon, the Jewish exiles struggle to rebuild lives far from the land they once called home. Among them is Azariah, a young scribe tasked with preserving records, stories, and memories that many fear will soon be forgotten. When strange rumours begin to spread through the settlement-lights over the river, missing tablets, unexplained signs, and whispers surrounding a quiet priest named Ezekiel-Azariah finds himself drawn into a mystery that reaches far beyond exile. His search for answers leads him to Amira, an intelligent young woman whose past has been deliberately obscured, and Kedar, a brilliant Babylonian scholar whose questions challenge everything Azariah believes. As friendships are tested, ancient records reveal forgotten connections between civilizations, and troubling news arrives from Jerusalem, one question grows impossible to ignore: Why does everything seem to lead back to Ezekiel? Inspired by the world behind the Book of Ezekiel, The Silence by the River explores the years of exile that Scripture only briefly describes-a story of faith, identity, friendship, mystery, and the search for truth in a land where many believed God had been left behind. Some mysteries demand answers. Others demand wonder.