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Who is Theodore Herzl?
The founder of modern Zionism
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What is Barbie?
What popular item that we learned about was invented by a Jew?
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What is the First Aliyah?
This wave of immigrants came to Israel to escape the pogroms in Russia.
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What is Britain?
The country that was in charge of Palestine after World War I
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What is a pogrom?
Act of violence committed against Jews in Russia
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Who is a czar?
The name for a king in Russia
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What is Ellis Island?
What is the name of the port that many Jews passed through when immigrating to America?
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What is the Second Aliyah?
During ____, Jews worked the land of Israel and created kibbutzim.
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What is a Kibbutz?
A socialist farming community
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What is emancipation?
This word means getting rights and becoming a free citizen
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Who is Eliezer ben-Yehuda?
The man who modernized Hebrew
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What is .5%?
According to the documentary we watched, about what percentage of the world population are Jews?
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What is the Partition Plan?
Divide Palestine half for Jews, half for Palestinians, with Jerusalem as an international city
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What is France?
The country where Jews were first emancipated
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What is “going up?” AND What is “immigrating to Israel” AND what is “going up to the Torah”
The 3 meanings of the word “aliyah” are:
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Who is Alfred Dreyfus?
The man who was wrongly accused of treason (betraying his army) because he was a Jew
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What are son of or daughter of?
What's the most common meaning behind Jewish last names?
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What is World War I?
The League of Nations was created in response to this event, so that it would never happen again.
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What is the Ottoman Empire?
The empire that had power over the land of Israel prior to World War I
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What is socialism?
The belief that everyone should work based on their ability and receive based on their need
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Who is David ben-Gurion?
The first Prime Minister of Israel
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What are Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim?
Name the five books of the Torah, in order.
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What is the Balfour Declaration?
The document issued by the British stating their support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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What is New York?
The place where the UN vote on the Partition Plan took place
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What is Aliyah Bet?
When Jews continued to move to Israel even while the British had made it illegal, it was called:
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