Ashkenazi
Sephardic
Mizrahi
Ethiopian
Jewish Diversity
100

Where are they from?

Central and Eastern Europe

100

Sephardic Jews came from this European country before 1492.

Spain or Portugal

100

Mizrahi Jews lived mostly in these two regions of the world.

Middle East and North Africa

100

Ethiopian Jews lived on this continent.

Africa

100

The Hebrew word for different Jewish communities around the world.

Edot

200

This is the special language Ashkenazi Jews spoke, mixing Hebrew and German. 

Yiddish

200

The language they spoke, mixing Hebrew and Spanish.

Ladino

200

Name of the languages Mizrahi Jews spoke

Arabic or Persian

200

The ancient holy language of Ethiopian Jews.

Ge'ez

200

Even though Jews lived in many countries, they all shared this holy language for prayer.

Hebrew

300

Name two traditional foods

bagels/challah/knishes, etc.

300

Name something common in Sephardic food dishes

Spices, rice, etc.

300

Name a famous Mizrahi Jewish dish, also popular in Israel today.

hummus or couscous, shakshuka, etc.

300

The modern language Ethiopian Jews speak in Ethiopia.

Amharic

300

Jewish foods, songs, and languages may be different, but this is what unites all Jews.

Torah

400

Many Ashkenazi Jews moved here in the 1800s and 1900s for freedom.

USA

400

The Hebrew word “Sefarad” means this country.  

Spain

400

The Hebrew word “Mizraḥ” means this direction. 

East

400

Many Ethiopian Jews moved to Israel in which decade (60s, 70s, or 80s) hint: CDs, chicken mcnuggets, and nintendo was invented in this decade

80s

400

Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal are Sephardic; Jews who lived in Germany and Poland are this group.

Ashkenazi

500

 Name a famous Ashkenazi Jew

Adam Sandler, Albert Einstein, Noah Kahan, etc.

500

Name a Sephardic Jew in this classroom

Tommy!

500

Name two countries where Mizrahi Jews lived for over 2,000 years. 

Iraq or Iran, Yemen, Egypt, etc.

500

Ethiopian Jews call themselves by this Hebrew name.

Beta Israel

500

Rachel is a Jew! Name 3 facts about Rachel

She goes to Northwestern, she is a senior in college, she wants to be a teacher, she plays tennis, she is from Glenview, etc. 
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