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Jewish Survival Ever since God established His covenant between Himself and the Jewish people they have been constantly oppressed and persecuted. Through the years Judaism held together and outlived Romans, Greeks, and even the Nazis. Although each of these nations were once great and powerful, the Jewish minority have managed to preserver and survive through everything from slavery, dislocation, and genocide. How have such a people managed to live through such catastrophes and still be able to keep their religion and identity? I believe that there are two basic answers to this question. Firstly, Judaism has survived because it has given the Jewish society an excellent quality of life. Secondly, an answer, which is more supernatural than logical but explains perfectly as to why the Jewish people are still a strong and thriving nation, is the influence of God. 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