Zionism
The founder of the zionist organization
Who was Hertzl
Who were the Israelites (later the Jews)?
The three main religions in pre-1948 Israel
The kinds of neighbors Israel historically had - enemies or friends
Shalom
The holy city that Jews prayed and dreamed about
What is Jerusalem?
Jews from Spain and neighboring countries, or in Hebrew, Spharad
Who are Sephardi Jews?
The big catastrophe that showed the world the Jews needed a state
What is the Holocaust?
Zionist Judaism was afraid that European Jews would ____ into European society and stop caring about their Jewish identity
What is assimilate?
The word for East, Jews from the East are referred to with this word
Mizrach or mizrachi
The first prime minister - he declared Israel a state
Who was David Ben-Gurion?
Jews from Poland, Germany Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and other parts of Eurpoe
Where are Ashkenazi Jews from?
The year Israel was founded
When was 1948?
The last city in Israel the Jews captured before declaring independence, also Israel's capitol
What is Jerusalem?
The Hebrew word for "exile"
Galut
The Hebrew word for when Jews move to Israel
Jews from the Middle East and Northern Africa, in Hebrew the Mizrach
Who are Mizrachi Jews?
The European country that controlled Israel before the Israelis and after the Ottomans
Who were the British?
The Declaration made by British leader Arthur Balfour promising a Jewish state
What is the Balfour Declaration?
The shared agricultural communities founded in Israel
Kibbutz
The question of how Jews would live - either assimilate or have their own country
The Jewish Question
What is a shtetl?
The Israeli word for pioneers, people who settled the land of Israel
Who were the haluztim?
"The ____ papers," papers that limited how many Jews could move to Israel
What were the White Papers?
"Independence," when referring to Israel's independence day, usually "yom _____"
Atzmaut or ha'atzmaut