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Jewish life in Europe

Explore the Jewish communities of Germany, Poland, Norway, and Greece before the Second World War. Learn about the population, age of the communities, dominant religious traditions, languages spoken, and locations of the communities. Sort the cards and investigate further.

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Jewish life in Europe

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  1. Jewish life in Europe Who were the Jewish people of Europe before the Second World War?

  2. GERMANY POLAND NORWAY GREECE POPULATION AGE OF THE COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LOCATION OF COMMUNITIES Sort the cards • By colour • Try to work out which pre-war Jewish community they apply to • Which themes/words need further investigation? DOMINANT RELIGIOUS TRADITION

  3. GERMANY POLAND NORWAY GREECE Less than 0.75% of the population were Jewish – approximately 500,000 people. Approximately 10% of the population were Jewish – around 3,300,000 people. Approximately 0.05% of the population were Jewish – around 1,400 people. Approximately 1.2% of the population were Jewish – around 73,000 people. POPULATION There had been a Jewish community here for approximately 80 years. There had been a Jewish community here for approximately 800 years. There had been a Jewish community here for approximately 1600 years. There had been a Jewish community here for approximately 2,200 years. AGE OF THE COMMUNITY Ladino, Yevani and Italian were spoken by various members of the community – alongside the language of the country. Yiddish was often spoken as a first language at home, though for others the native language was spoken. Although a very young community the synagogues were all named in the local language. The vast majority of Jewish families were totally assimilated and spoke the native language. LANGUAGE The community was concentrated in two cities, the majority had arrived from Eastern Europe. Many Jewish families and individuals lived in small towns or shtetlswhere the majority of the population was Jewish. Jewish individuals could be found in towns across the country but the largest communities were in large cities. Communities were found living in the cities, and on the islands. LOCATION OF COMMUNITIES Many Jewish families were orthodox in their religious life and followed the Ashkenazi tradition. There were only 3 synagogues in the entire country, all of them were orthodox and Ashkenazi.. The population was made up of Romainot and Sephardi Jews and a small number of Italian Jews. Reform Judaism (a branch of Judaism that broke away from the more traditional orthodox Judaism) began here and had become popular. DOMINANT RELIGIOUS TRADITION

  4. Leon • How did he meet his wife? • Where did they get married? • Where did they live after they married and why?

  5. Jewish life in Europe

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