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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
What percentage of European Jewry perished in the Holocaust?
Question 2 of 10
Who was the first Israeli astronaut in outer space?
Question 3 of 10
What is the name of the terrorist group that plotted the Entebbe hijacking in 1976?
Question 4 of 10
Which war moved American Jewry toward unwavering support of the State of Israel?
Question 5 of 10
True or False: Originally, Hasidic leadership was passed on to the most outstanding disciple of the Rebbe or Zaddik when he died.
Question 6 of 10
Who is credited with delivering the first Yiddish socialist speech in America?
Question 7 of 10
Jews in which of these countries experienced modernity first?
Question 8 of 10
What was the Haskalah?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these denominations was established first?
Question 10 of 10
Ba'al Teshuvah is roughly translated to mean what?

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