The Conversion of the Jews

I do feel he portrayed the Jewish characters in a negative light. He accomplishes this through the actions of the Rabbi and Ozzie's mother. Ozzie is an innocent boy trying to understand the Jewish religion. When he comes up with a question that the Rabbi cannot answer, he request to speak with Ozzie's mother. Eventually, when Ozzie brings up the question on another occasion, the Rabbi hits Ozzie in the face. His mother also hits him when he tells her why she has to go speak with the Rabbi. To me this portrays a people who resort to violence in the face of conflict and do not try and talk things out logically. This defiantly a negative portrayal of the Jewish characters.