Jews in Europe
What was the language that Jews in Europe spoke?
A. German
B. Yiddish
C. Hebrew
Yiddish
What language did Jews in Muslim lands speak?
a. Arabic
b. Ladino
c. Judeo-Arabic
d. All of the above and more!
d. All of the above and more!
Which year did the first Jewish community arrive in North America?
a. 1617
b. 1654
c. 1718
1654
How many Jews live in Montreal today?
a. 90,000
b. 100,000
c. 1,000,000
90,000
How many Jews lived in Europe in 1939?
a. 6 million
b. 8.7 milion
c. 9.5 million
9.5 million
What was the Golden Age of Spain?
a. Time when everyone was digging for gold
b. When Jews thrived under Muslim rule
c. When Jews were harmed under Muslim rule
b. When Jews thrived under Muslim rule
What country were most North American Jews from in 1860?
a. Poland
b. Russia
c. Germany
Germany
How many Jews live in North America?
a. 5,900,000
b. 6,000,000
c. 6,090,500
6,090,500
What type of Jew is a European Jew?
a. Ashkenazi
b. Sephardic
c. Mizrahi
Ashkenazi
a. Morocco
b. Egypt
c. Algeria
Algeria
Where did most Jews who moved to North America come from in the late 1800s?
a. Eastern Europe
b. Western Europe
c. North Africa
TRUE OR FALSE:
Most Jewish families in North America have family members who moved to North America less than 150 years ago.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which country had the most Jews in 1939?
a. Russia
b. Poland
c. Germany
Poland
Under which Empire were Jews eventually granted citizenship?
a. Jordanian Empire
b. Byzantine Empire
c. Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Where did most live after moving to North America?
a. Montreal
b. Chicago
c. New York
New York
TRUE or FALSE:
Canada has the 3rd largest Jewish population in the world after Israel and the US.
FALSE
What movement swept through Europe in the 1700s?
a. Hasidism
b. Zionism
c. Secularism
Hasidism
Which year were Jews expelled from Muslim Spain?
a. 1400
b. 1458
c. 1492
1492
Which organization helped thousands immigrate to North America in the early 1900s?
a. Bnei Brith
b. HIAS
c. Hillel
HIAS
TRUE or FALSE
There are millions of people today who need to move to other countries to find a safe place to live, just like Jewish people throughout history.
TRUE