Israel History Part 1
True or false: Did Jews generate over half of British revenue in British Mandate Palestine even though they made up less than a third of the population?
True
Who is our special guest performing at the Comedy Night during Israel week?
Yohai Sponder!!
What exact day did Israel Declare Independence?
May 14th, 1948
What language did many Sephardic Jews historically speak, which is a mix of Spanish and Hebrew?
Ladino
name 2 themes of TFI tabling from the past two quarters
Adiel Cohen, Diplo act, October 7th memorial, history of Mizrahi Jews, Symbols of Jewish Unity
What happened in 1920?
The Hagana was created
Name 3 themes of the TFI meetings we have had from the past year
Gondi night, iraqi cookie baking, etrog man acai bowls, krav maga, channukah cookie house decorating,
Jordan
What language was spoken and used for religious texts by Iraqi Jews for 1,200 years?
Aramaic
What did Adiel Cohen come to table about?
History of Yemenite Jews
What percentage of land remained under arab ownership or state control in 1939 in British Mandate Palestine?
Over 70%
How many articles have been published by Ellia about the Jewish Experience on Campus?
2
When was the Balfour Declaration?
1917
about how many Jews are still living in Iran?
8,500 Jews
What is the name of the education wall we use at tabling during Israel week?
Western Wall of Wisdom
What year was the first Aliyah to Israel and from what region did these people come?
1882, mainly from eastern Europe
How many views does our most viewed reel have on the TFI Instagram?
141k
What were the two major exiles of Jews from Israel and their dates?
Babylonian- 586 BCE, Roman-70 CE and 135
What biblical figure do Ethiopian Jews trace their lineage to, believing they descend from his son with the Queen of Sheba?
King Solomon
What snacks do we usually hand out at our tabling events?
Bamba, bissli, yerbas,
What cities in Israel did Jewish communities maintain a continuous presence in? (name 4)
Hebron, Jerusalem, Tiberias, Safed
Name all of the events planned for Israel week
Comedy night, Education night, Nova Festival Music concert tribute, shuk, plus 3 days of tabling with Diplo act
Topic: UN Partition Plan (1947)- Second Divison
How many countries voted in favor, against, and abstained?
33 in favor, 13 against, 10 abstained
Name 3 traditional instruments that were used by Iraqi Jews
Oud, qanun, and daf
name the 5 of the 7 symbols used at our Symbols of Jewish Unity Tabling
Chai, Star of David, Mezuzah, Shofar, Yellow Hostage Ribbon, Dove and Olive branch, Menorah/channukiah