Holidays
A holiday that focuses on the birthdays of trees
What is Tu b'Shevat?
In 1881, this was the country with the most Jews
Russia
This letter: ה
hey
A Jewish baseball player known for not playing on Yom kippur
Who is Sandy Kaufax?
This is where Hannah goes to School
If you are unable to answer, half points for Miriam's or Maddie's
What is Carolina Friends School
A holiday that celebrates the miracle of oil burning for 8 nights
What is Channukah?
When Israel declared independence
What is 1948?
This letter: פ
Pey/Fey
The movie musical we watched at the beginning of the year that had a main character named Tevye
What is Fiddler on the Roof
This is why Miriam was in the Macy's Day Parade this year
What is Jump Rope?
A holiday that tells the tale of a Persian Queen and is celebrated by reading the Megilah
What is Purim?
The name of migrations of Jews to Israel from the 1880s to 1940s
What is Aliyah?
This word: רֹאשׁ
"Rosh" bonus .5 for meaning
A communal living group/area in Israel
What is a kibbutz?
This is the name of Hannah's twin
Who is Sadie
A holiday that lasts eight days and celebrates the harvest
What is Sukkot?
The year the first Bat Mitzvah was performed
When is 1922?
This word: שַׂמֵחַ
"Samecha" bonus .5 for meaning (happy)
The name of the movement that wanted a return to Israel as the Homeland
What is Zionism?
This is how you spell each of the teachers' names
Maddie Hannah Miriam
Bonus .5 points for each in hebrew
Israeli Independence day
What is Yom Haatzmaut?
The name of persecutions of jews in 19th century Russia
What are Pogroms?
This word: צדקה
"Tzedakah"
A competition that was first won by a Jewish person in 1945
What is Miss America?
This is where Maddie will be going to school next year
Acceptable answers: Ireland, Dublin, UCD, Northeastern, Boston
.25 points for "college" or "university"