18 Questions
What were the two different approaches to living as a Jew in the secular world at the end of Year 8 Jewish history?
Reform movement and Neo Orthodoxy
Who was falsely convicted in the Dreyfus Affair, and what was he accused of?
Alfred Dreyfus, accused of selling military secrets to the Germans
Who was the ruler of Palestine when Theodor Herzl asked for permission for Jews to emigrate there in 1903?
The Ottoman sultan
What was Herzl's solution to the Jews being looked upon suspiciously?
Jews needed a country of their own
What was the ideology called that Herzl believed in?
Political Zionism
What did Herzl hope to achieve by organizing a world congress of Zionists?
To win support from Jews in all countries
What did Herzl propose to the Jews at the sixth Zionist congress?
Britain's offer of Uganda as a country for the Jewish people
Why did many Orthodox Jews reject Britain's offer of Uganda?
They believed the Jewish homeland must be in the Holy land that was promised to Avraham by G-d
Why did some liberal Jews disagree with Herzl's idea of a separate Jewish state?
They felt that having a separate Jewish state would encourage more anti-Semitism, not less
Where was Herzl buried, and where were his remains later moved to?
Buried in Vienna, remains moved to Jerusalem
Why is Herzl known as Israel's founding father?
He is remembered as Israel’s founding father and his image can be found on stamps and money in Israel
What event in Paris led to crowds shouting 'Death to Judas, death to the Jews'?
Dreyfus’ conviction
What is anti-Semitism?
hostility or prejudice against Jewish people
What was Theodor Herzl's initial belief about overcoming anti-Semitism?
Jews could overcome anti-Semitism by assimilating with the people among whom they lived
What did the Dreyfus affair convince Theodor Herzl about the acceptance of Jews in society?
that there was nothing Jews could do to be fully accepted into society
What was the impact of the Dreyfus affair on Theodor Herzl's thinking?
changed his thinking from assimilation to the creation of a Jewish state
Who was the letter sent to, conveying the Balfour Declaration?
Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild
What did the Balfour Declaration declare with regard to the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine?
His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people
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