Lower East Side Landmarks
This Iconic Deli has been serving pastrami on rye since 1888
What is Katz's Deli ?
Who is Gal Gadot?
This hotel's name spelled 'eleven" backward and featured a championship golf courses.
What is the Nevele?
This word is used to call out someone's craziness but in an affectionate way.
What is Meshuggeneh?
This Russian born Jewish immigrant and composer at one time lived in Roslyn and lived to be 101 years old.
Who is Irving Berlin ?
The protective scroll placed on the doorposts of Jewish households.
What is a Mezuzah?
This historic synagogue, completed in 1887, was the first grand synagogue built by Eastern European Jews in the US.
What is the Eldridge Street Synagogue ?
This preferred blonde movie star sadly died at 32, but not before converting to Judaism.
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
This legendary resort was once visited by Eleanor Roosevelt and helped put the Catskills on the map.
What is Grossinger's Catstkill Resort Hotel?
If someone keeps complaining they are being a...
What is a Kvetch?
This crooner is the King of Rock and Roll but most people don't know he also had Jewish Heritage through his mother Gladys Love Smith.
Who was Elvis Presley?
This is the name for the Jewish practice of giving, often money, rooted in justice and righteousness, considered a moral and religious obligation rather than voluntary charity.
What is Tzedakah?
This museum preserves what it was like for immigrants to live in NYC in the 1800 and 1900s.
What is the Tenement Museum ?
She was the tallest Golden Girl.
Who was Bea Arthur?
This massive resort was famous for its nightclub, ice skating ring, and top-tier entertainment.
What is the Concord Hotel?
A persistent pest or an annoying person.
What is a Nudnik?
This award winning American composer and lyricist is considered a pivotal figure in 20th century musical theater with shows from Company to Sweeney Todd.
Who is Steven Sondheim?
This item is a traditional prayer shawl with fringes on its four corners, worn to fulfill the biblical commandment and symbolize devotion to God’s commandments.
What is Talit?
This famous knishery has been standing on Houston Street for over 100 years.
What is Yonah Schimmel's Bakery?
This American mobster was the driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas strip.
Who is Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel?
This Monticello hotel became synonymous with Catskills comedy and kosher cuisine.
What is Kutchers's Hotel and Country Club
This word describes someone's boldness and nerve. They've got....
What is chutzpah?
Believe it or not, this renowned composer and pianist known for bridging classical, jazz and pop music, was born Jewish in NYC 1898.
Who was George Gershwin?
This is a special goblet used to sanctify Shabbat and holidays by reciting blessings over wine or grape juice.
What is a Kiddush Cup?
This famous shopping street was once packed with pushcarts and garment shops run by Jewish immigrants.
What is Orchard Street?
This baseball player refused to pitch on Yom Kippur.
This phrase refers collectively to the Catskills resorts and region that launched the careers of countless Jewish comedians.
What is the Borscht Belt?
A hapless, clumsy, or socially awkward person. Not schlamaziel...
What is a Schlemiel ?
This composer wrote Somewhere Over The Rainbow and was a major part of the Tin Pan Alley scene...
Who was Harold Arlen ?
These are small black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls inscribed with verses from the Torah. They are worn as a physical reminder of faith and commitment to God, symbolizing the connection between mind, heart, and actions.
What is Tefillin?