Starter quiz
- The Day of Atonement is called ...
- Rosh Hashanah.
- Yom Kippur. ✓
- Shana Tovah.
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- A shofar is a ...
- ram's horn. ✓
- elephant's horn.
- buffalo's horn.
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- The feeling of regret for one's wrongdoing is called ...
- resolution.
- penitence. ✓
- forgiveness.
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- 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.
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- Challah is eaten during ...
- Shana Tovah.
- Passover.
- Rosh Hashanah. ✓
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- During Rosh Hashanah apples are eaten dipped in ...
- strawberry jam.
- chocolate spread.
- honey. ✓
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Exit quiz
- A festival that commemorates the saving of the ancient Jewish community in Persia is called ...
- Purim. ✓
- Pesach.
- Yom Kippur.
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- The Jewish festival of Purim remembers the story of which famous Jewish woman?
- Esther ✓
- Haman
- Rebecca
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- 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 ✓
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- Prejudice, discrimination, or hostility toward Jews is called ...
- persecution.
- antisemitism. ✓
- racism.
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- 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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Key learning points
- 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.
Common misconception
Antisemitism is a modern experience.
This story shows that antisemitism goes back at least 3,000 years.
Keywords
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
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