Traditional Jewish communities have usually enjoyed a better quality of life as opposed to the outside cultures or powers that have often made up the majority of the society in which the Jewish people have lived. For example, in many societies that Jewish communities have

been a part of the literacy rate was below average, where as the literacy rate of a traditional Jewish community is one hundred percent. From the book, Living Religions by Mary Par Fisher, it is stated that; “Everyone was taught the basics of the Torah as a matter of course, but, from the age of five or six, many men also occupied themselves with the deep study of the scriptures.” It was also stated that; “Literacy was highly valued for men and this characteristic persisted through the centuries even in the midst of largely illiterate societies.” Literacy and education in the community would ensure the future of the community even when the community is taken over by a stronger and more powerful culture. By being educated the Jewish community has a definite advantage over the other culture. Another example of the influence of Jewish quality of life on their survival is the fact that in a Jewish community the crime rate is very low. In his essay, Living Up…to the Truth, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlies explains that; “The percentage of violent crime - murder, assault and battery, rape, and kidnapping - in Traditional Jewish commun

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