Chapter 50: The Jews 1

"Your Highness, there are several Jewish elders visiting. Do you want to meet them?" In the afternoon, Yannick was "painting" in the garden, and Anne came to report.

Yannick did not stop the brush in his hand. "Please ask them to come over." After all, many Jews were captured this time. Considering the unity of the Jews, they will definitely come to find out.

Soon Anne brought several old men wearing Jewish robes and skullcaps, the youngest of whom was about fifty years old. Walking up to him, the old man standing in the front saluted him. "Greetings to you, respected Your Highness Yannick. I am Elder Bloom of the Jewish Association. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet us."

Yannick waved the brush in his hand and smiled. "Elder Bloom, you are not laughing at me, am I busy now?"

Bloom shook his head quickly. "No, no. In my opinion, the horse you painted has both the modeling of Western paintings and the freehand brushwork of traditional Eastern paintings. It integrates the strengths of Chinese and Western paintings, and the brushwork is smooth and the shape and spirit are complete. It can be said to be a unique one." He was not just flattering, he was also deeply interested in art.

It's really nice to listen to others flattering. No wonder the emperors in ancient times were easily convinced by the flattering treacherous ministers and ignored the honest ministers who gave frank advice.

Imagine that in real life, one person praised you when he saw you: Oh, how handsome you are again~ The new hairstyle looks so good and matches your clothes and shoes so cool~. Another person hit you with the same insult when they met: Wow, you are so fat and still eat! And why is your hairstyle like a pile of shit! The clothes and shoes are so ugly! Not killing the latter one is already a light punishment.

But Yannick has not been so dazzled by a few words of flattery. "You don't have to flatter me, Elder Bloom. I know what you are here for. But I want to ask you whether you are a reformist or conservative in Judaism?"

Reformist Judaism, also known as "enlightened" or "progressive" Judaism. It emerged in Germany in the 1820s and later developed in the United States. It advocates abandoning all practices that cause Jews to be isolated from the world; believes that there is no unchanging truth; all truths must be tested by reason; advocates reforming Jewish rituals according to the Christian model. During worship, men and women do not sit separately, men do not need to wear small hats to cover their heads, and they pray silently or as quietly as possible.

The Reformists were opposed by most Jews in Germany and were even less popular among Jews in Eastern Europe, but they developed rapidly in the United States. In 1885, the faith program was passed, and Chapter 5 announced the abandonment of various dietary taboos inherited from Moses and Rabbis, as well as clothing and customs that were outdated, did not support Jewish nationalism, and advocated that Jews from all countries were just believers of the same religion and had no other relationship.

The conservative Jews are actually an open-minded sect between the orthodox and the reformists, which emerged in Germany in the mid-19th century. They advocate "coordinating Judaism with modern science" and establishing justice on earth. They do not insist on the Pentateuch as the eternal truth, and believe that the meaning of religion lies in understanding and practicing its spirit.

However, the conservatives attach importance to the symbolic significance of religious rituals, insist that male babies should be circumcised, observe dietary taboos, observe various festivals, pray before meals, give thanks after meals, wear hats during worship, etc. The conservatives pay special attention to combining the Jewish religion with the Jewish culture and the Jewish nation, and support Jewish nationalism from a cultural perspective. After World War II, it developed rapidly in North America.

As for the orthodox, they believe that the 613 rules of Judaism cannot be less or more, otherwise, according to the Talmud, it is heresy. This Nima is simply a living extremist, with the potential of KB elements.

Elder Bloom thought about it and said seriously. "Well, I'm a reformist."

Yannick put down the brush in his hand, turned to Elder Bloom, and said with a serious face. "Since you are a reformist, then I will speak frankly. I remember that there were only about 600,000 or 700,000 Jews in Germany a few years ago. At that time, someone suggested to my grandfather that you should all be expelled from the country.

But our neighboring countries don't like you Jews very much, where should we send you? At that time, I happened to go to the Soviet Union to discuss business, and some people said that we should take this opportunity to drive you all to the Soviet Union.

Maybe we Germans should hate you Jews more than other countries. Elder Bloom, I believe you have also heard of the "knife in the back legend" that was popular a few years ago?"

After the war, many people still believed that Germany was not really defeated in the first world war, and it should have been a victorious country.

After all, the German soldiers broke through the French defense line and headed straight for Paris.

"During the war, some of your Jewish entrepreneurs produced a batch of substandard guns for profit and put them into use, causing many of our soldiers to lose their lives in vain.

You also organized strikes from time to time. There were no guns or bullets on the battlefield, and you had to retreat even though you won the war (it can be said to be quite cowardly). Then the international community did not want to fight anymore and wanted to end this war (it is estimated that the Jews should have a large dominant force). The international community promised Germany that as long as we voluntarily admitted defeat, the war would be over, and they would compensate us and would not embarrass us.

What was the result? His Majesty the Emperor was forced to sign the surrender letter with great humiliation." Then they were abused in various ways, and the German people were confused. Why did we win the war but become a defeated country? It was so shameful. After analyzing the reasons, they came to the conclusion that they were betrayed by the Jews and deceived by the international community.

"How can this be described as betrayal? When the whole world was almost not looking at you Jews well, we in Germany gave you citizenship and all the rights of Jews as citizens. But you repaid us like this, stabbing us in the back at a critical moment. How similar is this to the story of Judas?!"

Snap! The brush in Yannick's hand was broken, and the Jewish elders behind Bloom were shocked. They felt the murderous intent in Yannick's eyes and thought they would be dragged down and shot to death in the next moment.

"Your Highness..." Elder Bloom took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his face.

Yannick waved his hand to interrupt him. "No wonder many people say that you Jews are greedy parasites, rich but unkind, without a sense of honor or morality.

There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that 'money makes the devil work', but there is also 'good is rewarded with good, evil is rewarded with evil; it's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come'. The fate of those people last night really lived up to this saying. Elder Bloom must not be unaware of what those people I caught have done?"