Quiz for https://lostsephardicworld.org

Using The Lost Sephardic World of the Western Balkans website, find the answers to the questions below.

The answers are provided in brackets and the link where the information is found is included below. The image link that relates to the question is also included. Extra facts and bonus questions may require external research to the Lost Sephardic website.

1. Who are the Sephardim and where did they come from?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did they bring to their new homes?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Can you find out how much of the Jewish community in Yugoslavia was murdered during the Holocaust and World War II?

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4. Many left in the first years under Socialism after the war. Where did they go?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Extra fact: Watch the film El Otro Camino on centropa.org! Can you find out more about the Sephardim? Where did they come from? Where did they go?

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6. Bonus! Using the centropa.org website, find the film on Matilda Albuhaire and her Sephardic family story! Watch the video to learn how her family made their way to Sofia from Istanbul. Share an interesting fact you learned.

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7. Can you find the photographer from Dubrovnik on the website?

8. How did the photographer survive the war?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Bonus! Can you find this image of our photographer and a former leader of Yugoslavia? Go to centropa.org and use the interview database to find even more photos!

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10. Extra fact: During the joint German-Italian Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, the Ustaše were appointed to rule the territory. Can you find out little more about the Ustaše during WWII?

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11. Can you find out who these two members of the Yugoslav National Army from Croatia are?

12. Can you find out what the man in the photo did in Zagreb?

13. The Republic of Ragusa was a maritime republic centered on Dubrovnik. Next, can you find out when the Jews first appeared in this Balkan city?

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14. During the Republic of Ragusa, Jews worked as doctors and specialized in trades. Can you find a Jewish doctor who studied in Sofia?

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15. Where is the doctor originally from? What language did they speak to their children?______________________________________________________________________________

16. This Balkan city has another name, can you find out what it is? What facts about the city attracted Jews after their expulsion from Spain?

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17. Extra fact: What is Ladino? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Can you find out where these Partisan fighters are from? Here is a hint: They kept busy fighting Bulgarian soldiers.

19. Extra fact: To find out more about the Partisans, watch the film about Beno Russo and Rosa Kamhi, The Years Make Their Own. In your own words, what was the Partisan movement? You may need to use external sources for this answer.

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20. Bonus! Can you find the name of a famous Jewish Partisan? Hint: There are a few on the Lost Sephardic website!

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21. Hundreds of this city’s Jews joined the Partisans, like Dr. Roza Papo (center). Find this photo to find out where she was from!

22. Since you now know what Ladino is, can you find out whose father loved to sing Ladino songs? Find this photo to find the answer!

23. How did their family survive the Holocaust?

24. Extra fact: Can you find out how many people have been recognized as Righteous Among the Nations? Can you find out how many Bosnians, Croatians, Macedonians, and Serbians have been recognized? Hint: Check out the Yad Vashem website.

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25. She was the only Jew in her school in Banja Luka. Can you find out who she is?

26. Where was her family supposed to be transferred to during the Holocaust?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. Extra fact: A year after that photo was taken, Yugoslavia passed two anti-Jewish laws to appease the Germans. One law fixed a quota on Jews entering secondary schools and universities. Can you find out what the second law was? Hint: Use the Yad Vashem website for details!

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28. Can you find the name of the priest who was made a Righteous Gentile after the war for saving the Kalef sisters?

29. Who was the pillar of the Kalef family? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

30. What holiday is David Kalef dressed up for?

31. What became of Matilda’s sister, Breda?

32. Extra fact: Go to centropa.org and use the interview database to access the whole Kalef family file. Can you find a new photo that is not included in the exhibit that you find interesting?

33. Bonus! Use Google Maps to take a walk down Terazije Street where the Kalef family store was.