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Who did Jewish people fight during Hanukkah?
Yivonim (Greeks).
Are Orthodox Greeks Jewish?
Greek Orthodox is a denomination in Christianity.
Jewish Holocaust deaths in Greece?
About 54,000 Jewish Greeks were victims of the Holocaust. Most of them were transported out of Greece to other camps.
What is the Jewish festival of lights?
It is Hanukkah, which commemorates the victory of the Jews against religious persecution from the Greeks.
What Jewish army drove the Greeks out of judah?
The Maccabim (Maccabees), also called the Chashmonaim (Hasmoneans)
Why were the Jewish people in the temple that made Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. During the war, the Ancient Temple in Jerusalem was overrun by the Syrian-Greeks. After the war, it was fixed and rededicated.
In the story of Hanukkah which Jewish family gave its name to the group who fought the Syrian Greeks?
The Hasmoneans (Hashmonaim).
Why did the Hebrew priests and prophets think the Greeks were dangerous?
Because they outlawed Jewish practice and persecuted the Jews.
What is the name of the courageous Jewish woman who defied the Greeks and killed one of their generals?
The courageous Jewish woman who defied the Greeks and killed one of their generals is Judith. According to the biblical story, she seduced the Assyrian general Holofernes, then beheaded him while he was asleep, leading to a significant victory for her people. Judith's actions are celebrated in Jewish tradition, particularly during the festival of Hanukkah.
Who were the people who seized control of judah and eventually made it a crime to observe Jewish laws or study the Torah?
the Greeks
Are Jews and Greeks the same thing?
No, these are two different groupings, except for the few Jewish Greeks and the ethnic Greeks in other countries who are Jewish. Being Jewish relates primarily to a religion. Being Greek relates primarily to an ethnic background or national identity. There are about 5,000 Jews in Greece out of a Greek population of 11 million and a world Jewish population of 14 million. Historically, the Jews of Greece had unique traditions and were not considered to be Ashkenazi or Sephardi, but Romaniote. With the Spanish Inquisition, many Sephardi Jews came to Greece, overwhelming the Romaniote population, but a vibrant community of Romaniote Jews remained until the Holocaust nearly extinguished it.
What is the importance of Hanukkah Passover and yom kippur?
Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE.Passover is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.Yom Kippur is the holiest annual Jewish holiday. It is the day of atonement.
