The Jewish Monk Israel Said No To

Oswald Rufeisen, born Jewish in Poland, became a wartime resistance fighter who saved Jewish lives before hiding in a convent and converting to Catholicism as Brother Daniel. After the war, he still dreamed of living in Israel, but the new state refused him citizenship under the Law of Return. His Supreme Court case forced Israel to confront a difficult question about identity, belonging, and who truly counts as part of the Jewish people. 0:00 Intro 0:40 A Zionist Dream 1:48 Working for the N@zis 3:21 Secretly Saving J3ws 4:50 Hiding in a Convent 6:21 A Radical Conversion 7:56 The Israel Challenge 9:28 Who Is a J3w? 11:12 The Court Decides Sources “Are Jews a Nation, a Family, or a Religious Community?” Aish.com. Breslin, Eliezer. “Testimony on the Escape from the Mir Ghetto.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia. “Brother Daniel.” Gedenkstätte Stille Helden. Galanter, Marc. “A Dissent on Brother Daniel.” Commentary. Galanter, Marc. “Brother Daniel / Sister Ulitskaya.” Jewish Review of Books. “How One Man’s Conversion Changed Who Can Call Israel Home: The Enduring Impact of the Brother Daniel Case.” EasyAliyah. “Israel’s Supreme Court Hears Case of Convert Who Claims He Is a Jew.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “Meet Brother Daniel: A Jew Converted Christian, Turned Monk.” Haaretz, 18 Aug. 2011. Kimble, Richard. “The Mir Ghetto and Brother Daniel.” University of Oregon. “YouTube Video: The Partisans of Mir: Shmuel Cesler and Oswald Rufeussen.” YouTube, uploaded by Yad Vashem. “YouTube Video: Are the Igbo People of Nigeria Really Jewish?” YouTube, uploaded by Unpacked. “Rufeisen.” Yad Vashem. Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1 Recommended video – Why Don’t Jews Believe in Jesus? - https://youtu.be/6BosIU_YI-8?si=JCZTdAL-qenYMdaT We have merch! – http://shop.Unpacked.media/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source… Let’s connect: Website — https://www.Unpacked.media Instagram — /unpackedmedia Twitter — /unpackedmedia TikTok — /unpackedmedia Facebook — /unpackedmedia ----------- Image and footage credits: The Bedford Falls Company. Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment R.P. Productions Heritage Films Studio Babelsberg Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych Telewizja Polska DoDzieła Egoli Tossell Film HanWay Films Zephyr Films Darius Films Entract Studios Organizzazione Film Internazionali Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen Paramount Pictures Scott Free Productions 20th Century Fox Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center Gedenkstätte Stille Helden The Ghetto Fighters' House ----------- With Assistance from Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance Executive Producers: Michael Steinhardt Co-Executive Producers: Marc Shmuel Levine Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum Gold Level: The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life ----------- Translation credits: Portuguese: Saymon Pires About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #israel #identity #monk