Jewish Americans Chapter 13. Chapter Overview I.Introductory Quiz II.Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group? III.Migration IV.Anti-Semitism Past and Present

Jewish Americans

Chapter 13

Chapter Overview

I. Introductory QuizII. Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group?III. MigrationIV. Anti-Semitism Past and PresentV. S.E.S.VI. Religious LifeVII. Additional Key TermsVIII. Review

I. Introductory “Quiz”

1. There are more Jews in America than in Israel.

True

2. Anti-Semitism began when The Jews insisted that Jesus be crucified and said, “His blood be on us, and on our children.” (Matt. 27:25).

False

3. The one thing Jewish people have in common is

their religion.

False

4. Jews have a strong sense of group solidarity.

True

5. The largest migration of Jews to the U.S.

occurred during World War II.

False

6. Jews are generally more clannish than gentiles (non-

Jews).

False

7. Jews have been driven out of Spain, England, and

France.

True

Interesting aside:

Columbus sailed the ocean blue,In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two, the same year that the Jews were expelled from Spain.

8. Henry Ford owned a weekly newspaper that

printed anti-Semitic material.

True

9. Jews are the wealthiest ethnic group of White

Americans.

True

10. Holocaust revisionists are people who claim the

holocaust never happened.

True

II. Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group?

A. GenealogyB. RaceC. Religion



Abraham

Haran of UrHaran of Ur AbrahamAbraham

IsaacIsaac

IshmaelIshmael

♥Sarah♥Sarah

HagarHagar

Isaac

IsaacIsaac ♥Rebecca♥Rebecca

EsauEsau

JacobJacob

Jacob

JacobJacob

♥Rachael♥Rachael

1. Reuben2. Simeon3. Levi4. Judah

1. Reuben2. Simeon3. Levi4. Judah

BilhaBilha

LeahLeah

ZilpahZilpah

5. Dan6. Naphtali

5. Dan6. Naphtali

7. Gad8. Asher

7. Gad8. Asher

11. Joseph12. Benjamin

11. Joseph12. Benjamin

9. Issachar10.Zebulun► Dinah

9. Issachar10.Zebulun► Dinah

Abraham

AbrahamAbraham

IsaacIsaac

IshmaelIshmael

♥Sarah♥Sarah

HagarHagar

House of Israel

House of Israel

Arab NationsArab Nations



Exodus



1. Israel’s Law of Return2. Judaization







A. 1654: Sephardic JewsB. 1702 Ashkenazic Jews C. Eastern European Jews

III. Migration


III. Migration


III. Migration


III. Migration

Fiddler on the Roof


III. Migration

Hester Street (1900): Heart of New York’s East Side

IV. Anti-Semitism Past and Present

A. PastB. Present


A. Past1. Origins2. Discrimination

B. Present



B. Present



a. Europeanb. American

B. Present




B. Present




B. Present


A. PastB. Present

V. Socio-Economic Status

A. Employment & IncomeB. EducationC. Organizational ActivityD. Political Activity









VI. Religious Life

A. OrthodoxB. ConservativeC. Reform

VI. Religious Life


VI. Religious Life


VI. Religious Life


VII. Additional Key Terms

Yiddishkait Shadchan

marginality of Jews in a Christian societyBlack Anti-SemitismPercent of Jews that worship

VIII. Review

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Jewish Americans Chapter 13. Chapter Overview I.Introductory Quiz II.Race, Religion, or Ethnic Group? III.Migration IV.Anti-Semitism Past and Present