Shmuel is Bruno's Jewish friends name.
To be called up to the Torah reading.
Salomon Alter Halpern has written: 'Tales of faith' -- subject(s): Jewish Legends, Legends, Jewish, Tales
He turns 8. Nothing in Jewish tradition happens when a boy turns eight years old, however when a Jewish is eight days old, he goes through a ritual circumcision called Brit milah.
Pavel was the name of the Jewish slave who worked for the commandant of Aushcwitz - Bruno's father.
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When a Jewish boy turns 15, one would call it his 15th birthday.
A Jewish boy automatically becomes a bar mitzvah on his 13th birthday, no ceremony is required.
I think you mean "bris." A Jewish boy gets circumcised when he's 8 days old.
Depends on the circumstances but he is usually. His alter-ego SuperJew confirms this.
A Jewish boy's 13th birthday (on the Jewish calendar) is the only requirement for him to become a bar mitzvah. In regard to celebrating the boy becoming a bar mitzvah, the main part his his being called up to read from the Torah for the first time.