Introduction to Early Zionism

What is an ideology?

• A book of laws to live by

• is a set of beliefs that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

• a set of political beliefs that is the basis of every culture

• is a set of actions one must never do to maintain a healthy society

What is Zionism?

• An ideology followed by many Jews who love the land of Israel and value a Jewish homeland.

• A political movement which was born in Europe in the Middle Ages.

• A social movement that was born in Spain in the Spanish Inquisition.

• An ideology which all Jews believe in and show their love of the land of Israel.

Political Zionism began in...

• Jerusalem

• Babylon

• France

• Russia

Jews from Western Europe come from countries such as...

• Poland, Russia and Ukraine

• France, Germany and England

• Spain, Italy and Morrocco

• Egypt, Tunisia and Morrocco

The French Revolution brought to the world the value of _______ to all people, regardless of their class or religion.

• Freedom

• Liberty

• Respect

• Equality

• All of the above values

Before 1850, Jews lived in 4 cities throughout history in the land of Israel- but did not always rule over themselves. These cities were...

• Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat and Chaifa

• Jerusalem, Chevron, Tel-Aviv and Chaifa

• Jerusalem, Chevron, Tiberias and Zfat

• Jerusalem, The Dead Sea, Tel Aviv and Tsfat.

In the Middle Ages there were many laws in society which affected Jews such as ...

• decrees against Jews that they shall not live side by side with Christians and shall wear a ring of cloth in yellow or red on the outside of their clothes to keep separate.

• the laws that granted Jews full equal rights to participate in all areas of European life.

• laws which forbade Jews from keeping Shabbat Kashrut and Chagim.

• laws which forced Jews to assimilate into christian society.

The Jews were segregated in the Middle Ages but after the laws of emancipation were introduced in Western Europe in 1791, Jews were...

• expelled and forced to convert

• no longer discriminated against and enjoyed access to full citizenship

• forced to assimilate and convert

• no longer allowed to live in the same cities as Christians.

When Jews in Western Europe experienced emancipation (new freedoms to be part of general society) many Jews chose to...

• Go start a new life in Eretz Yisrael

• Forget their Judaism and assimilate into the general culture

• Become more religious and move to Eastern Europe

• Forget their Judaism and assimilate into the general culture or looked inward and became more religious and separated themselves from secular society.

Emancipation refers to...

• the conquering of new lands across Western Europe.

• the giving of full political rights to the ruling class.

• the giving of equal civil, social and political rights to a group of people that had previously been denied those rights!

• the invention of wifi to enable people to connect to other individuals and groups globally