The story of Esther and Haman | Religious education | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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The Day of Atonement is called ...
- Rosh Hashanah.
- Yom Kippur. ✓
- Shana Tovah.
A shofar is a ...
- ram's horn. ✓
- elephant's horn.
- buffalo's horn.
The feeling of regret for one's wrongdoing is called ...
- resolution.
- penitence. ✓
- forgiveness.
Jonah showed penitence when ...
- he ran away from God.
- he prayed and said sorry. ✓
- he did not do what God had asked him to do.
Challah is eaten during ...
- Shana Tovah.
- Passover.
- Rosh Hashanah. ✓
During Rosh Hashanah apples are eaten dipped in ...
- strawberry jam.
- chocolate spread.
- honey. ✓

A festival that commemorates the saving of the ancient Jewish community in Persia is called ...
- Purim. ✓
- Pesach.
- Yom Kippur.
The Jewish festival of Purim remembers the story of which famous Jewish woman?
- Esther ✓
- Haman
- Rebecca
Which of the below is a definition of identity?
- a person or group without a name
- the location of a person or group
- the qualities and characteristics of a person or group ✓
Prejudice, discrimination, or hostility toward Jews is called ...
- persecution.
- antisemitism. ✓
- racism.
Put the events of the story of Esther and Haman in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The King of Persia married a beautiful, young Jewish woman called Esther.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  The king’s chief minister, Haman, made everyone bow before him.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Mordecai would not bow before the evil Haman.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Haman told the king to send out a decree to kill all Jews.
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Esther pleaded for the king to change the decree.
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  Haman was punished as a traitor and Mordecai became the chief minister.
There has been antisemitism ...
- for thousands of years. ✓
- for the last three years.
- since the beginning of the twentieth century.

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The Jewish festival of Purim remembers Esther, queen of Persia, who was secretly Jewish.
Haman, the king's chief minister, hated Jews and plotted to have all the Jews killed.
Esther bravely told the king that she was Jewish and pleaded with him.
The story symbolises the survival of Jews in the face of adversity.
Interpretations of the Purim story helps us to understand Jewish identity.

Antisemitism is a modern experience.

This story shows that antisemitism goes back at least 3,000 years.

Antisemitism - prejudice, discrimination, or hostility toward Jews
Purim - a festival that commemorates the saving of the ancient Jewish community in Persia
Identity - qualities and characteristics that make up an individual or group
Persecution - cruel treatment of a person or group by another person or group over a long period of time