Chapter 5: Jewish Americans

Jews who were forced to convert publicly to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition under the threat of death, but who privately maintained allegiance to Judaism.

Stereotyping or prejudice toward, or discrimination against, Jews and the like.

Organized, often officially encouraged attacks on Jews Contributed to out-migration

Jewish Americans socially defined by non-Jewish outsiders on the basis of

A fictional Book that viciously attack Jews

Unlike African, Native, & Latino/Latina Americans, often stereotyped as unintelligent, Jews are viewed as

Jewish groups protested because movie portrayed Jews as primarily and collectively responsible for death of Jesus

A mobile pioneer who worked to spread malicious anti-Semetic stereotypes in 1920.

Defined as crimes against people and property generated by prejudice against racial, ethnic, religious, disability, or sexual orientation groups

True or False: Jews were allowed full political participation, including the right to vote and hold office, in the Atlantic coast colonies from the earliest days of their arrival.

True or False: During the 1920s and 1930s millions of Jews entered the U.S. fleeing the persecution in Europe.

True or False: Substantial racial conflict between Jewish Americans and African Americans led most Jewish Americans to fight against most civil rights policies.

True or False: Between 1920 and 1950 numerous institutions of higher learning imposed restrictive
quota limiting the number of Jewish students admitted.

True or False: In recent years the educational level of Jewish Americans has been significantly below
that of the population as a whole.

The largest group of Jewish immigrants to the U.S. came primarily from