Chapter 5
What country controlled the largest Jewish community in the world?
Russia.
In 1914 what happened in the world?
Went to war.
What is the title of Chapter 7?
The Labor Movement.
Joseph Goldberger was a what who pioneered preventive medicine?
Scientist.
Often served on Hanukkah, ______are essentially fried potato pancakes topped with anything from sour cream to applesauce.
Latkes.
How did Jewish immigrants cross the Atlantic?
Steamships.
What did federations do?
Raised funds for the community.
What was the Jewish Daily Forward?
A newspaper in Yiddish.
In 1921 the __ for Physics was awarded to the famous Jewish scientist Albert Einstein?
Nobel prize.
What is the cure to almost any sickness. It includes fluffy dumpling-like balls in a chicken or vegetable broth.
Matzah Ball Soup.
Where did the immigrants enter in New York?
Ellis Island.
What does the word Tzedakah mean?
Righteousness.
What happened on March 25th, 1911?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
During the Great Depression how many Americans were out of work?
16 million.
What is baked or fried dough stuffed with your choice of potato, meat, or cheese?
Knish.
Immigrants though that the cities were paved with what?
Gold.
Who was the famous Jewish philosopher to classify people who perform acts of tzedakah into eight groups?
Maimonides.
Stephen S. Wise was a what rabbi?
Reform.
What is the name of Chapter 8?
Coming of Age.
What is a delicious cookie filled with a jelly center.
Hamantaschen.
What was the title of Chapter 5?
The Eastern European Jews Arrive.
What is one of the 8 groups?
1. One who is asked and gives unwillingly. 2. One who gives less than is appropriate but gives cheerfully. 3. One who gives a proper amount after being asked. 4. One who gives before being asked. 5. One who gives and does not know the receiver. 6. One who gives and does know the receiver but remains anonymous. 7. Both giver and receiver are unknown to each other. 8. One who helps people provide for themselves so they will not need future help.
Stephen Wise demanded better “ “ laws?
Labor.
“Experts” testified before ______ claiming that Jews and other Eastern Europeans were “biologically inferior”.
Congress.
What are Jewish bread that's usually braided and eaten on occasions such as Shabbat and other major Jewish holidays?
Challah.