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Modern History Quiz

Questions of national identity and Jewish identity were central to the experience of modernity for Jews everywhere. How much do you know about Jewish history since 1650?

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Question 1 of 10
Who was the Baal Shem Tov?
Question 2 of 10
What was the name of the ship of German Jewish refugees that was turned away from both American and Cuban ports in 1939?
Question 3 of 10
Who was the American President at the time of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty?
Question 4 of 10
What year did Menachem Mendel Schneerson--the last Chabad rebbe--die?
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following figures was approached to be the President of the State of Israel?
Question 6 of 10
There are no Jews living in Iran today.
Question 7 of 10
Of these four continents, which has the largest Jewish population?
Question 8 of 10
At present, 90% of the Jews in Africa live in what country?
Question 9 of 10
After the fall of communism, what city became home to the largest Russian-Jewish population?
Question 10 of 10
What name is Aziz Mehmed Effendi more commonly known by?

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