September
What was the class theme of the year?
Jewish History
What is antisemitism?
Hatred against Jews
Who is the famous Dodgers player that wouldn't play on a Jewish holiday?
Sandy Koufax
Who was the first female Rabbi?
Sandy Priesand
How many Jews died in the Holocaust?
Why did the Jewish people leave Europe?
Rise in violence
What is Zionism?
A group of people who believed that the Jews needed a homeland
What was McCarthyism?
The fear of American spies working for the Soviet Union
With the rise in reform Judaism, how many synagogues were built between 1945-1965?
1000+
How many years did Sandy Koufax take off for Jewish holidays?
10
What percentage of Jews left Europe by 1900?
50%
Who was Theodore Herzl?
A leader of the Zionist movement
Why were Jews scared of McCarthyism?
They were scared it would develop into antisemitism
Who was Adolf Eichman?
A major organizer of the Holocaust and one of the people who created concentration camps
What important thing do Becky and Hitler share?
Their birthday
Who was the Russian leader who created antisemitic laws?
Alexander III
What was the Balfour Declaration?
The statement from the British government promising Jews the land of Israel
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
They were two Jewish people who were put on trial for being spies for the Soviet Union
Who was Abraham Joshua Heschel?
A Rabbi and Jewish activist, famous for marching with Martin Luther King Jr.
What caused the Holocaust to be included in most school curricula?
The publication of Night and the Eichman trial
What is the Pale of Settlement?
Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova
What is the name of the national anthem of Israel?
Hatikvah
With today's research were the Rosenbergs guilty?
Today we believe that Julius was guilty. Ethel knew Julius was a spy, and whether that makes her guilty by association is debated.
Why was the death sentence of Adolf Eichman so controversial?
Death sentences are against Jewish law but he was responsible for the death of millions of Jews in the concentration camps
When did Israel become independent?
May 14th 1948