Biblical
Who was the first Jew
Abraham
Hebrew word that refers to Jewish exile and dispersion around the world
Galut
Jews were forced to wear what on their arms in the holcaust
Yellow stars
Who is the founder of modern political zionism
Theodore Herzl
At Jewish weddings, this object is traditionally broken to remember the destruction of Jerusalem.
Glass
How many Years did the israelites wander the desert
40
What country expelled Jews in 1492
Spain
Kristallnacht is the "night of broken ___"
glass
What promoted collective farming and socialist ideals in early Israel. This largely created the borders of Israel
The kibbutz movement
This annual day in Israel honors fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks.
Yom Ha'zikaron
Who built the first temple in jerusalem
King Soloman
What phrase is said as the passover seder which expressed hope for return to Israel
L'shana haba bYerushalayim - next year in Jerusalem
This resistance uprising took place in a Jewish ghetto in Poland in 1943.
Warsaw ghetto uprising
What word means 'ascent' and is used to mean to move to Israel
Aliyah
This fast day remembers multiple Jewish tragedies throughout history, especially the destruction of the Temples.
Tisha B'av
What food fell from heaven to feed the israelites
manna
What river became symbolic of jewish exile in Psalm 137
The rivers of babylon
1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4. How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
This term refers to non-Jews recognized by Israel for risking their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Righteous among the nations
what war resulted in Israel gaining control of East Jerusalem and the Western Wall.
The 1967 Six-day war
This term describes the passing of Jewish traditions, stories, and practices between generations. (hebrew)
Mesorah = collective memory
who tricked their brother into giving him his birthright, and later had his name changed
Jacob/Israel
What aramaic text became central to jewish learning in the diaspora
Talmud
This righteous diplomat issued thousands of protective passports to save Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
Raoul Wallenberg
This declaration, issued by Britain in 1917, supported a Jewish national home in Palestine.
Balfour declaration
This phrase refers to the responsibility Jews often feel to preserve traditions and memory for future generations.
“L’dor Vador” (“from generation to generation”)