This semester in our English 201 class, the Holocaust is our main focus. Growing up in Tonga, I didn’t think that the Holocaust really affected me until I read a couple of books, watched some movies, and discussed what we read and watched with other students in the class. Now the Holocaust is an event that really draws my attention, and causes me to reflect on my own culture and my own experiences growing up. Studying the Holocaust makes me realize that the Jewish people and their lives were very similar to the people in my own country, in taking responsibility at home and being discriminated against for who they are and what they believe.

Family is the most important unit in the society. Fathers have the responsibility to lead and raise the family. T

In my own family, I used to go and withdraw my parents’ paycheck. They did not have two different accounts—they shared one account. But every time I returned from the bank, the very first person I took the money to was my mom. To me, both she and my father imitate the Jewish way of life.

hey are also supposed to provide food and shelter for their families. In the Jewish culture, fathers pursue their obligation for their family by doing their utmost daily to keep them in safety and health. Mothers are responsible to make sure that the home duties are well cared for. They stay home not only as housekeepers, but also as the responsible person for the family’s finances. Jona Fuks explained how her mom raised them up. She said that her mom stayed home and fulfilled all the chores at home such as washing, cooking, cleaning, and watching the kids. She also controlled the family’s financial income and expenses.

One of the other ways that Tongans’ lives are close to the lives of Jewish people is how the parents support their children. In Tonga, parents are always there to help their children when they start going to pre-school up through their obtaining college degrees. It is something that will never be forgotten. Education is extremely important. When I went to high school, my parents not only paid for my and my brother’s and sister’s tuition, they also paid the tuition for six more people who were not related to us. One time I asked my dad why he was paying for their tuition. He said that there would come a day when I would figure it out. For many years I wondered what he meant. My dad died almost two years ago now, and I’ve met three of those people for whom my dad paid tuition. These people gave me a warm welcome into their home and showed me gr

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