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Jewish History |
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Dates B.C.E. |
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Important Events |
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1813-1638 |
Abraham |
The founder of the Jewish religion. |
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1841-1677 |
Sarah |
The wife of Abraham, had a child at age 99. |
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1713-1533 |
Isaac |
Son of Abraham. |
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1653-? |
Jacob |
Son of Isaac had 13 sons including Joseph and 3 daughters. |
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1562-1452 |
Joseph |
Brothers sold Joseph into slavery at a young age. Joseph Brought his family into Egypt during a famine. |
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1393-? |
Moses |
Was chosen by God to take the Israelites out of Egypt and to give the Israelites the Ten Commandments. |
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1250-1200 |
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The Israelites get the Torah and the Ten Commandments. |
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The Israelites enter the promise land |
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1010-970 |
David |
United the 13 tribes of Israel Conquered the Jebusites, and made Jerusalem his capital. |
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970-931 |
Solomon |
Was given the gift of wisdom by God. Created the first temple. |
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931 |
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Israel splits into two kingdoms Judah in the south and Israel in the north, because the north refused to be ruled by Solomon’s son. |
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587-586 |
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The Southern Kingdom (Judah) and the temple destroyed by the Babylonians. |
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520-515 |
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The Second Temple is built in the first’s place. |
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424 |
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The Megillah is recorded. |
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Dates C.E. |
Names |
Important Events |
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70 |
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Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple. |
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66-73 |
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First Jewish revolt against the Romans. |
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200 |
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Mishnah (Jewish Oral Law) compiled. |
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368 |
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The Talmud is compiled. |
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638 |
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Islamic conquest of Jerusalem. |
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King Louis IX |
Expelled all Jews from France. |
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1095-1258 |
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The Crusades for the holy land (Jerusalem). |
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1254 |
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Jews blamed for the Black Plague by much of Europe and are tortured to admit that they poisoned the wells. |
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1348-1349 |
Benedict XIII |
Bans the study of the Talmud in any form, institutes forced Christian sermons and tries to restrict Jewish life completely. |
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1510 |
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38 Jews were burned at the stake in Berlin |
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1547 |
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Ivan the Terrible becomes the ruler of Russia and institutes a law that expels all Jews from his kingdom. |
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1712 |
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First public Jewish synagogue in Berlin. |
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1730 |
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Jews build first North American synagogue in Lower Manhattan, Shearith Israel. |
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1775-1781 |
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The American Revolution grants religious freedom. |
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1781 |
Joseph II of Austria |
Repealed the 513 year old law that requires Jewish people to where badges. |
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1788 |
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The United States constitution is made allowing Jews to hold federal offices. |
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1852 |
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Mount Sinai, the first Jewish Hospital in the United States is founded by a group of mostly German Jewish immigrants. |
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1861-1865 |
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1,200 Jews fought for the Confederacy and 6,000 for the Union. |
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1874-1926 |
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Eric Weiss better known as Harry Houdini was born into a Jewish family. |
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April 20, 1889 |
Adolf Hitler |
Was born in Brauna am Inn, Austria |
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1903-1907 |
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500,000 Jews flee Russia 90% go to the US |
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1914-1918 |
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World War 1 |
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1939-1945 |
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World War 2 |
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1940 |
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Nazis establish ghettos in Poland: |
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1944 |
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Jewish brigade formed as part of British forces |
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1939/1942-1945 |
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The Nazi German Holocaust against Jews |
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1945 |
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American drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II. |
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1948 |
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Israel becomes a free country. |
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1951 |
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Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day established on 27th of month of Nissan (12 April). |
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1952 |
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Israel participates in its first Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. |
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