Ashkenazi
Where are they from?
Central and Eastern Europe
Sephardic Jews came from this European country before 1492.
Spain or Portugal
Mizrahi Jews lived mostly in these two regions of the world.
Middle East and North Africa
Ethiopian Jews lived on this continent.
Africa
The Hebrew word for different Jewish communities around the world.
Edot
This is the special language Ashkenazi Jews spoke, mixing Hebrew and German.
Yiddish
The language they spoke, mixing Hebrew and Spanish.
Ladino
One of the languages Mizrahi Jews spoke, mixing Hebrew and Arabic.
Judeo-Arabic
The ancient holy language of Ethiopian Jews.
Ge'ez
Even though Jews lived in many countries, they all shared this holy language for prayer.
Hebrew
Name two traditional foods
bagels/challah/knishes, etc.
After being expelled, many Sephardic Jews settled in this empire that welcomed them.
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Name a famous Mizrahi Jewish dish, also popular in Israel today.
hummus or couscous, shakshuka, etc.
The modern language Ethiopian Jews speak in Ethiopia.
Amharic
Jewish foods, songs, and languages may be different, but this is what unites all Jews.
Torah
Many Ashkenazi Jews moved here in the 1800s and 1900s for freedom.
USA
The Hebrew word “Sefarad” means this country.
Spain
The Hebrew word “Mizraḥ” means this direction.
East
Many Ethiopian Jews moved to Israel in which decade (60s, 70s, or 80s)
80s
Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal are Sephardic; Jews who lived in Germany and Poland are this group.
Ashkenazi
The word “Ashkenaz” in Hebrew originally meant this country.
Germany
Name a famous Ashkenazi Jew
Adam Sandler, Albert Einstein, Noah Kahan, etc.
Name one country where Mizrahi Jews lived for over 2,000 years.
Iraq or Iran, Yemen, Egypt, etc.
Ethiopian Jews call themselves by this Hebrew name.
Beta Israel
The Jewish people have lived all over the world for thousands of years. This is the name of the global spread of Jews.
Diaspora