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Fall of Judah in
597 B.C.E. &
destruction of
Jerusalem & temple
hurt Jewish beliefs
Thousands of
Hebrews entered
captivity
Followers of
Judaism would
forever be scattered
in many lands
Jewish homeland
had been taken over,
by Babylonians
making Jewish
beliefs hard to keep
Hebrews held
captive for half a
century
Hebrews were
reminded to
remain faithful
Babylonians
first started
calling
Hebrews Jews
539 B.C.E.
Babylonians were
captured by Persians
King Cyrus released the
Jews
Some returned to
Judah, others
remained, tradition to
pray for their return
400 years, Judah was
ruled by foreign rulers,
Persians then Greeks
Greeks tried to
force Jews to
worship idols
168 B.C.E. the Jews rebelled &
started a 27 year war
Drove Greeks out &
reclaimed their temple
Jews celebrate
Hanukkah today to
celebrate their victory
Jews were free for
88 years until 63
B.C.E.
Romans built strong
empire, executed over
50,000 Jews
Romans allowed Jews to
practice Judaism and do
some ruling
King Herod had
temple rebuilt in
Jerusalem
66 C.E. Jews rose
up and fought
Romans
3 years, kept Romans out
of Jerusalem
Roman leader Titus
led attack with 60,000
soldiers
Overtook all Jews,
destroyed city
Sacred
Western Wall all
that remained
Jews were no
longer allowed
in Jerusalem
The Jewish
people lost
homeland and
holy city
Judaism survived
and flourished
Found creative ways to keep
Judaism alive such as the
work of a rabbi