American Jews

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/american-jews

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the estimated u.s. jewish population?Approximately 7.5 million people identify as Jewish by religion or ethnicity
2. What is the global jewish population ranking?The United States possesses the second-largest Jewish population globally, after Israel

Sephardic Jews: Jews originating from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendants.
Ashkenazi Jews: Jews whose ancestors lived in Central and Eastern Europe, historically speaking Yiddish.
Mizrahi Jews: Jews whose ancestors lived in the Middle East and North Africa.
Tikkun Olam: A Hebrew phrase meaning 'repairing the world,' signifying a commitment to social justice and betterment.