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After speaking out against the Rabbis inquiring difficult questions, Baruch Spinoza is put into Cherem. He is oddly affected, however, since he doesnt beg the Rabbis for forgiveness.
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From exile of Spinoza to the banishment of the Chassidim
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These movmenents helped give scattered Jews a sense of Jewish Identity, bringing the nation together closer together.
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Period of time that the Jews were granted emancipation in Europe
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A geographical area in which many Jews, primarily Ashkenazic, settled down and flourished.
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Napolean grants Emancipation to the Jews in Western Europe, after inquiring the assembly 12 difficult questions that would earn Napoleans trust.
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With the Emancipation of the Jews, many Jews in Germany (with their newfound freedom) began to reform their religion in order to assimilate better.
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The Period in which Jews began to settle in the United States
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A group of University students that wanted to escape from their troubles and settled in land that would later become known as Israel
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The age that the Jews began to build towards a Jewish Nation
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The accused crimes of Jewish army official Alfred Dreyfus inspires Theodore Hertzl to predict the establishment of the state of Israel
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A Jewish hate rally that killed many Jews. This event, made publisized by Nachman Bialik, inspired many to start the creation of Jewish Self-determination
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Jews have acheived self-determination and now have a homeland. Jews will always somewhere to go in case of exile/banishment.
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Select Jews form the the Conservative denomincation in order to adapt to American lifestyle and agree as a communitiy to fix certain beliefs and values to enhance their life style. This movement gives more Jews an identity to adapt to.
