Siblings
Famous Names and Places
Famous Jews
Who, What, When?
Yiddish
100

Solomon

Who is Abshalom's brother?

100

Site of giving of the 10 Commandments

What is Sinai?

100

Daily Double:

Founder of Hadassah, the Women's organization.

Who is Henrietta Szold?

100

The U.S President who said of the Jews:  "If we could but have eyes to see..., we should easily discover how very much besides religion we owe to the Jews?"

Who is Franklin Roosevelt?

100

Compassion or mercy.

What is rachmones?

200

Joseph

Who is Benjamin's brother?

200

Mother of Moses

Who is Yocheved?

200

Born in Russia, spent her formative years in Milwalkee, went on to become Prime Minister of Israel.

Who is Golda Meir?

200

The American author who wrote of the Jews: " All things are mortal, but the Jew, all other forces pass, but he remains.  What is the secret of his immortality?"

Who is Mark Twain?

200

A human being in the positive, ethical sense of the term.

What is a mensch?

300

Jacob

Who is Esau's brother?

300

Father-in-law of Moses.  He helped Moses organize the judiciary (in the desert period)

Who is Jethro?

300

Young Jewish poet born in Hungary who was executed by the Nazis while attempting to rescue European Jews.

Who is Hanna Senesh? 

300

The Liberty Bell is inscribed with the words from this book of the Hebrew Bible.

What is Leviticus?

300

A chasidic religious leader.

What is a rebbe?

400

Moses

Who is Aaron's brother?

400

Place of tragic last stand of the Jews in their revolt against Rome.

What is Masada?

400

Considered one of the best left handed pitchers of all time, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Never pitched on the High Holy Days.

Who is Sandy Koufax?

400

The year that the first Jewish President was appointed to lead an Ivy League University.

(John Kemeny-Dartmouth University)

What is 1970?

400

The name given to any small town or village with a large Jewish population in Eastern Europe.

What is a shtetl?

500

Isaac

Who is Ishmael's brother?

500

Southern city - name means "well of oath," center of patriarchal narratives.

What is Beer Sheva?

500

Winner of 9 Olympic gold medals in swimming.

Who is Mark Spitz?

500

The university that has Hebrew words in it's seal.

What is Yale?

500

Daily Double:

An ensemble of instrumental musicians, usually featuring the clarinet and fiddle.

What is klezmer?

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