Understanding a Unique Jewish Upbringing

The speaker shares their experience growing up in a unique Jewish community in the South, characterized by reformed Judaism practices that differed from traditional Jewish customs. The community was small, closely-knit, and predominantly German, with a cultural identity that blended Jewish and Southern elements. The speaker highlights the absence of traditional Jewish practices like kosher laws and bar mitzvahs, and the influence of the Pittsburgh platform on their synagogue's practices.

What movie does the narrator reference to describe their unique Jewish upbringing?

• Driving Miss Daisy

• The Jazz Singer

• Fiddler on the Roof

• Schindler's List

Where was the narrator's family prominently involved in the Jewish community?

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Los Angeles

• New York

What was the name of the synagogue the narrator's family attended?

• Temple Beth Shalom

• Temple Sinai

• Temple Emanu-El

• Temple Israel

What was the Pittsburgh Platform?

• A movement to modernize Jewish practices

• A new type of synagogue architecture

• A Jewish holiday celebration

• A Jewish educational program

Which of the following was NOT a practice in the narrator's synagogue?

• Reading the Torah

• Wearing a yamaka

• Mentioning the state of Israel

• Having a choir

What type of Judaism did the narrator's synagogue practice?

• Reform

• Conservative

• Orthodox

• Reconstructionist

What was notably absent from the synagogue services according to the narrator?

• A rabbi

• A choir

• Kosher laws

• Prayer shawls

What was the relationship between the rabbi and the narrator's family?

• No relation

• Distant relative

• Family friend

• Cousin by marriage

What was the ethnic background of the Jewish community the narrator grew up in?

• German

• Spanish

• Polish

• Russian

How did the narrator describe the size of their Jewish community?

• Large and diverse

• Growing and dynamic

• Declining and isolated

• Small and close-knit