Question 1

In which year was Jewish American Heritage Month established?

Accepted Answer

2006 - President George W. Bush

Answer

2014 - President Barack Obama

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1988 - President Ronald Reagan

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1999 - President Bill Clinton

Question 2

What percentage of the world's population is Jewish?

Accepted Answer

0.2%

Answer

0.5%

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1%

Answer

5%

Question 3

How many Jews are alive today in the world?

Accepted Answer

~15 Million

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~20 Million

Answer

~12 Million

Answer

~10 Million

Question 4

Which U.S. state has the largest Jewish Population?

Accepted Answer

New York

Answer

Florida

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California

Answer

New Jersey

Question 5

Which country has the largest Jewish population?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Answer

United States

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Canada

Answer

France

Question 6

The term Jewish Diaspora refers to the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 7

Select the correct explanation of Ashkenazi Jews. Hint Language Yiddish.

Accepted Answer

Constitute a Jewish diaspora population who traditionally spoke the language Yiddish, a West Germanic language spoken by Jews who lived there at the time. They largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a literary and sacred language until its 20th-century revival as a common language in Israel. U.S. Population today is 5-6 Million.

Answer

A Jewish community that lived for many centuries in the area of the Kingdom of Aksum and the Ethiopian Empire, which is currently divided between the modern-day Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. Most of the community immigrated to Israel in the late 20th century. Many of them are Jews of color.

Answer

Constitute Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The term can also refer to Jews of the Middle East and North Africa, who were heavily influenced by Sephardic culture and customs. Historically, their vernacular languages have been variants of either Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan.

Answer

In current usage, the term is almost exclusively applied to descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. This also includes Jewish communities from other Muslim-majority countries, including Persian and Iranian Jews, , Afghan Jews, Bukharan Jews from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and the Mountain Jews from Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Question 8

Select the correct explanation of Sephardic Jews - Hint Sephardi means "Spanish" or "Hispanic", derived from the Hebrew word "Sepharad."

Accepted Answer

Constitute Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The term can also refer to Jews of the Middle East and North Africa, who were heavily influenced by Sephardic culture and customs. Historically, their vernacular languages have been variants of either Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan.

Answer

A Jewish community that lived for many centuries in the area of the Kingdom of Aksum and the Ethiopian Empire, which is currently divided between the modern-day Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. Most of the community immigrated to Israel in the late 20th century. Many of them are Jews of color.

Answer

In current usage, the term is almost exclusively applied to descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. This also includes Jewish communities from other Muslim-majority countries, including Persian and Iranian Jews, , Afghan Jews, Bukharan Jews from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and the Mountain Jews from Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Answer

Constitute a Jewish diaspora population who traditionally spoke the language Yiddish, a West Germanic language spoken by Jews who lived there at the time. They largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a literary and sacred language until its 20th-century revival as a common language in Israel. U.S. Population today is 5-6 Million.

Question 9

Select the correct explanation of Ethiopian Jews.

Accepted Answer

A Jewish community that lived for many centuries in the area of the Kingdom of Aksum and the Ethiopian Empire, which is currently divided between the modern-day Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. Most of the community immigrated to Israel in the late 20th century. Many of them are Jews of color.

Answer

Constitute Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The term can also refer to Jews of the Middle East and North Africa, who were heavily influenced by Sephardic culture and customs. Historically, their vernacular languages have been variants of either Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan.

Answer

In current usage, the term is almost exclusively applied to descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. This also includes Jewish communities from other Muslim-majority countries, including Persian and Iranian Jews, , Afghan Jews, Bukharan Jews from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and the Mountain Jews from Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Answer

Constitute a Jewish diaspora population who traditionally spoke the language Yiddish, a West Germanic language spoken by Jews who lived there at the time. They largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a literary and sacred language until its 20th-century revival as a common language in Israel. U.S. Population today is 5-6 Million.

Question 10

Select the correct explanation of Mizrahi Jews.

Accepted Answer

In current usage, the term is almost exclusively applied to descendants of Jewish communities from the Middle East and North Africa. This also includes Jewish communities from other Muslim-majority countries, including Persian and Iranian Jews, , Afghan Jews, Bukharan Jews from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, and the Mountain Jews from Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Answer

Constitute Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). The term can also refer to Jews of the Middle East and North Africa, who were heavily influenced by Sephardic culture and customs. Historically, their vernacular languages have been variants of either Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan.

Answer

A Jewish community that lived for many centuries in the area of the Kingdom of Aksum and the Ethiopian Empire, which is currently divided between the modern-day Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. Most of the community immigrated to Israel in the late 20th century. Many of them are Jews of color.

Answer

Constitute a Jewish diaspora population who traditionally spoke the language Yiddish, a West Germanic language spoken by Jews who lived there at the time. They largely migrated towards northern and eastern Europe during the late Middle Ages due to persecution. Hebrew was primarily used as a literary and sacred language until its 20th-century revival as a common language in Israel. U.S. Population today is 5-6 Million.

Question 11

Which country or countries expelled the Jews?

Question 12

The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. What was the main period of the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

1939 - 1945

Answer

1932 - 1938

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1926 - 1932

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1948 - 1954

Question 13

Approximately how many Jews died in the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

6 Million

Answer

10 Million

Answer

8 Million

Answer

3 Million

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