Jewish Communities
This colonial Jewish community built a cemetary before it had a synagouge.
What is the Touro Synagouge in Newport, Rhode Island?
This act ensured equal rights for Jews and other minorities. Note: Your answer requires the year.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Most Ellis Island immigrants arrived during this time period.
What are the years in between 1892 and 1924?
Sephardic Jews do this with scallions during Dayeinu at Passover.
What is wacking each other with scallions?
This is our list of class rules.
What is our class brit?
The first permanent Reform Jewish synagogue in the United States.
What is Charleston's Beth Elohim?
This law gave Jews in Maryland the right to run for office without renouncing their Jewish heritage. Note: Your answer requires the year.
What is the Maryland Jew Bill of 1824?
This major event happened in 1911 and resulted in the deaths of 140 women, mostly Jewish.
What is the year of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Jack Kirby created this famous Jewish book character.
Who is The Thing / Ben Grimm?
FYI: The Thing had a Bar Mitzvah.
This order expelled Jews as a class from Kentucky, Missisipi, and Tenesse. Note: Your answer must include the year.
What is General Grant's Order Number 11 from 1862?
The first reform congregation in MoCo.
What is Temple Emanuel?
This Jewish denomination came the most recently. Your options are:
1. Orthodox
2. Conservative
3. Reform
What is Conservative?
This act was signed in 1921. Your answer must include what it did.
What is the Johnson Reed Act that restricted Jewish immigration?
This major event in Jewish history occured in 1655.
What is the year when Jews won the right to settle in New Amsterdam (present day New York)?
Dr. Wolfson's lie from the first day.
For parents: We did 2 truths and a lie on the first day. Options:
1. I have been to Israel.
2. I have a PhD in comparative literature and Jewish studies.
3. I can stand on 1 leg for more than a minute.
Did Dr. Wolfson go to Israel?
NOTE: This is no longer applicable. Dr. Wolfson visited Israel in February.