Jewish Figures
This NFL wide receiver, who won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, proudly embraces his Jewish heritage and has visited Israel multiple times.
Who is Julian Edelman?
This ring shaped bread is now a breakfast staple across the US thanks to many Jewish immigrants in New York.
What is a bagel?
If you love to gossip or are just having a long chat with a friend, you are particpating in this Yiddish word.
What is schmooze?
This 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan was constructed in the 1930s under the leadership of Jewish businessman Jakob Raskob.
What is the Empire State Building?
Name one other Jewish Holiday in May (Other than Shabbat)?
What is Lag BaOmer, Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), Shavuot, etc?
This iconic Supreme Court Justice was the first Jewish woman to serve on the country's highest court.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This iconic New York deli is famous for its towering pastrami sandwiches.
What is Katz's Delicatessen?
When you are constantly complaining, you are doing this five letter action word.
What is kvetch?
This historic landmark is Israel's offical holocaust memorial.
What is Yad Vashem?
There are these many Jews in the US (Within the range).
What is between 6 and 7.6 million?
This Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO read a modified version of the Mi Shebeirach (healing prayer) to his daughter at her baby naming ceremony.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
The Jewish-owned company Nabisco created this cream filled chocolate sandwich in 1912, which happened to be kosher from the very beginning.
What is an Oreo?
This word describes a cheap trinket you have tons of but never use.
What is a tchotchke?
This steep ancient desert fortress is located on a steep plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.
What is Masada.
Jewish Heritage Week was first celebrated under this president?
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This composer, director, and producer famously rapped part of his wedding toast in Hebrew.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
Many Jewish families have the tradition to eat at Chinese resturants on this holiday, a tradition which started because they were the only place that were open.
What is Christmas?
This is a common slang term for a sneaky trick, scam, or dishonest hustle.
What is a shtick?
This Californaia bridge which opened in 1937 is over a mile long and was designed and engineered by Joseph Strauss, a Jewish-American structural innovator.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
May was chosen to be Jewish-American History Month because it was the X anniversary of Jewish-American history (It is a multiple of 50)?
What is the 350th anniversary?
This famous Jewish-American cryptanalyst helped establish the US army's first code-breaking unit during World War II.
Who is William Friedman?
Since traditional bakeries were closed on Sundays, Jewish-American bakers popularized this braided, sweet yeast bread as a Sunday morning treat.
What is Babka?
If you are taking a quick, casual nap, you are taking a what.
What is a shlof (or dremel)?
This iconic international complex was built in 1952 on land purchased and donated by the Rockefeller family, following architectural plans heavily influenced by the legendary modern designer and Jewish exile Oscar Niemeyer.
What is the United Nations Headquarters?
Jewish-American History Month was established in this year (within two years).
What is 2006?