Jews Around the World
Jews from this country typically immigrated from European countries in the late 1800s and early 1900s
America
Group that defeated the Greek Army
Maccabees
New Year
Rosh Hashanah
Adam Sandler
Jews who are originally from the Iberian Peninsula, (Spain or Portugal)
Sephardic Jews
The idea that Jews should establish a homeland in Israel, founded by Theodor Herzl
Zionism
New Year of the Trees
Tu BiShvat
Jews from Persia, who sometimes use scallions during Passover to "whip" people at the table, symbolizing the Egyptian slaveholders
Mizrahi Jews
Third largest city in Israel, known for it's beaches and mixed community of Jews and Arabs
Roman leader who helped build the Second Temple in Jerusalem
Herod
Marks the end of the counting of the Omer, often celebrated with cheesecake
Shavuot
Supreme Court Justice known for fighting for women's rights
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jews from this African country mostly now reside in Israel
Ethiopia
Prime Minister who led peace movement, assassinated in 1995
Yitzhak Rabin
Anti-Jewish massacres and riots, specifically in Russia and Eastern Europe in the late 1800s
Israeli Memorial Day
Yom Hazikaron
Hall of Fame baseball player known for hitting home runs, nicknamed "The Hebrew Hammer"
Hank Greenberg
A native Jewish Community, called the Jews of Kaifeng, have lived in this country for a thousand years
China
Resort town on the Red Sea, bordering Jordan
Eilat
The island in New York that processed millions of Jewish immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Ellis Island
Tisha B'av
Famous singer/songwriter known for folk and rock music in the 1960s and 70s
Bob Dylan