Jewish Culture Paper“When I was little my family moved to Tallahassee, Florida. We were the only Jewish family in the neighborhood. So, as most kids do when they move to a new neighborhood, they tend to try to make new friends. I remember going to my new friend's house and her mother feeling my scalp for horns” Julianne Jacques MCC-Penn Valley Counselor. American Jews learn from a young age the importance of knowing their history. Knowing the history is for the sake of the future of their past. American Jews represent a group of people rather than a race or ethnicity, with strong family values ​​and beliefs. They are simply reclaiming five thousand years of their history. In the early 20th century, many Jews began coming to America to escape. They sought America as a place of freedom and refuge during pre-revolutionary times from economic strife. Many from Europe settled on the east coast in many small communities. “Currently there are 4.2 million Jews who still live in Israel, which is considered their homeland, but there are 5.8 million Jews who live in the United States and consider it their home.” www.everyculture.com A mitzvah is also a commandment that tells Jews to “be fruitful and multiply.” It is usually a personal desire to build a Jewish family. Many Jews believe that building a Jewish family and making sure they teach them the values ​​of the See teach them their history from the Holocaust so they don't forget. Today in Jewish America homes are dominated by men. The whole family does exactly what the father says. Women raise their children. keep the house tidy and organize all the functions that take place. When... in the middle of the paper... wed. Then for 3 weeks they are allowed to cry this is called Shaloshim. Bibliography Defining and exploring modesty. in Jewish American WomenAndrews, Caryn ScheinbergJournal of Religion and Health50.4 (December 2011): 818-34.• www.Reformjudaism.orgThe Colonial and Early National PeriodsAmerican Jewish HistoryJeffrey S. Gurock1654-1840New York: Routledge, 1997.Basic JudaismMilton Steinberg David Joel Steinberg and Jonathan SteinbergCopyright 1947, renewed 1975A Comprehensive Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and RitualsGeorge RobinsonEssential JudaismCopyright 2000Personal Interview, February 3, 2014Jacques, JulianneCounselor MCC-Penn ValleyA Study of Nonverbal Communication Between Jews and ProtestantsRovert ShuterThe Journal of PsychologyVol. 109, number 1, 1979• Everyculture.com• Jewishvirtuallibrary.org• Artsandamericanculture.org