Ashkenazi History
Ashkenazi tribes frequently fought one another for control after the fall of this large empire in 486 CE.
What is the Roman Empire?
Today, there are 6 million Ashkenazi Jews in this country who are "living the dream"...
What is the USA?
Around 3.5 million Ashkenazim died in this genocidal massacre.
What is the Holocaust?
These two Jewish items are worn by Ashkenazi Jews after Bar Mitzvah age.
What are Tallit and Tefillin?
This German-born physicist was the founder of such formulas like E = MC^2.
Who is Albert Einstein?
The centuries where the Ashkenazim were always fighting each other from 500 to 1000 CE, is know as these:
What are the Dark Ages?
This corrupt dictator blamed the fall of Germany on the Ashkenazi Jews, and vowed to erase all citizens of Europe who did not match the Third Reich.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
29% of awardees at this worldwide annual event in Oslo are Ashkenazi Jews.
What is the Nobel Prize Ceremony?
Break out your Matzah! In this Jewish holiday, Ashkenazim celebrate by dipping Karpas into saltwater to commemorate the Jews tears in the Exodus.
What is Passover?
This Ashkenazi actress is famous for her roles as Black Widow in Avengers EndGame and as the Porcupine in the Sing movies.
Who is Scarlett Johannson?
Historical records show evidence of Jewish communities north of these European mountains as early as the 8th and 9th centuries.
What are the Alps and the Pyrenees?
In 1740, a family from this central European country became the first Ashkenazi Jews to settle in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem.
What is Lithuania?
21% of students at these elite colleges (which are rumored to have poisonous vines draping the schools) are Ashkenazi.
What are Ivy League Colleges?
This clothing object is worn by most Ashkenazi religious women after marriage.
What are wigs?
This Kiss frontman (born Chaim Witz) is famous for the 70s hits like "Detroit Rock City", and "I Wanna Rock N' Roll All Nite".
Who is Gene Simmons?
The revolts and suppression of diaspora communities in Egypt, Libya, and Crete during this war during 115–117 CE had a severe impact on the Jewish diaspora.
What is the Kitos War?
By the 15th century, the Ashkenazi Jewish communities in this Ukraine-bordering country were the largest Jewish communities of the Diaspora.
What is Poland?
38% of the award winning directors who win trophies at this National event are Ashkenazi Jews. When they win an award, they are SLAP-happy!
What are the Oscars?
Most Ashkenazim are Orthodox, and abide by this Jewish religious law.
What is Halacha?
This Ashkenazi Jewish baseball player played second baseman for the Rangers and the Tigers, and played for the Israeli National Team.
Who is Ian Kinsler?
There was an additional influx of Ashkenazi slaves taken to Southern Europe in 37 BCE by Roman forces after the capture of Jerusalem by the forces of this paranoid King with assistance from Roman forces:
Who is King Herod?
Ashkenazim sometimes go by this term which oddly means "Jewishness".
What is "Yiddishkeit"
According to a 1930 Census, 92% of Jews in the world were Ashkenazim. However, in this century, when Vikings ran amok, and you were lucky to live to 40, Ashkenazim only counted for 3% of the Jewish population.
What is the 11th Century?
You can find this circular Ashkenazi dance at most marriages and B'nai Mitzvot, with the lucky guy or girl being lifted up in a chair in the middle.
What is the Hora?
This Haifa born guitarist departed but came back to record the Red Hot Chili Peppers' first 2 albums with them upon his death in 1986, clearing the way for star John Frusciante.
Who is Hillel Slovak?