Jewish World Today Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Which of these is NOT a demographic challenge facing the North American Jewish community?

Aging of the Jewish population
Increased rates of intermarriage
Declining rates of conversion
A large percentage of children of mixed marriages identifying themselves as Jewish

Question 2 of 10

Who were Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev?

Israeli gold medalists in the summer 2008 Olympics
Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hezbollah in 2006
Israeli astronauts who traveled to the moon in 2005
Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza War in December 2008

Question 3 of 10

What is the largest Jewish denomination in the United States?

Reform
Reconstructionist
Conservative
Orthodox

Question 4 of 10

What year did Menachem Mendel Schneerson--the last Chabad rebbe--die?

1985
1990
1994
1999

Question 5 of 10

What is Birthright Israel?

A volunteer Israeli Army program
A two-week trip to Poland and Israel for high school students
A 10-day free trip to Israel for Diaspora Jews
A semester-long Israeli exchange program for college students

Question 6 of 10

Ba'al Teshuvah is roughly translated to mean what?

An assimilated Jew
A non-Zionist
A bachelor
A repentant sinner

Question 7 of 10

Which of these countries has a Jewish population?

The Philippines
South Korea
Singapore
Some of these
All of these

Question 8 of 10

According to National Jewish Population Surveys, between 1990 and 2000 the American Jewish population decreased by how many people?

50,000
100,000
200,000
300,000

Question 9 of 10

"We wish to remember. But we wish to remember for a purpose, namely to ensure that never again will evil prevail, as it did for the millions of innocent victims of Nazism." Who said this?

Elie Wiesel
Ariel Sharon
Pope John Paul II
Barack Obama

Question 10 of 10

Of these four continents, which has the largest Jewish population?

Europe
Africa
South America
Australia (and New Zealand)

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