Chapter 1
Where did the first Jews to come over to America come from?
Spain.
The Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania has what written on it?
Words from the Hebrew Bible-“Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” (Leviticus 25:10).
Who was the most important American Rabbi of his time?
Isaac Mayer Wise.
What became the most important Jewish business in America?
Peddling.
What holiday do you light the Menorah?
Hanukkah
Jews who converted to the Catholic faith were called what?
Conversos.
New Amsterdam was renamed what in 1664?
New York.
How did Wise change Judaism?
He created Reform Judaism.
Where was gold discovered?
California.
What holiday celebrates trees?
Tu BiShvat
Luis de Torres was a Converso and was chosen to be an interpreter by who?
Christopher Columbus.
Jewish life was centered mostly around what?
The Synagogue.
As the nation grew what issue took over great importance?
Slavery.
Nathan Straus was known for what?
His Generosity.
What holiday do we eat hamentaschen?
Purim
Where did the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish conversos end up?
Brazil.
Sephardim comes from the Hebrew name for what?
Spain.
What was the name of Chapter 3?
Religion, Slavery, and War.
Chapter four was titled Jewish life in the…what?
1800s.
What holiday do we fast?
Yom Kippur
What did the Jews face when Brazil was conquered by the Portuguese?
Death and Exile.
Ashkenazim is derived from the Hebrew name for what?
France and Germany (Ashkenaz.)
What war had begun during this time?
The Civil War.
The Straus brothers became partners with what famous department store?
Macys.
What holiday is remembrance of the Holocaust?
Yom Hashoah.