Jewish Sports Stars
This Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher made headlines when he refused to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur
Who is Sandy Koufax?
This traditional Jewish food is braided based on European Christmas Bread
What is Challah?
Long before he became the Prime Minister of Israel, he earned an MIT bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's from the Sloan School of Management under the alias "Ben Nitay."
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?
This phrase is Yiddish for "Oh Boy!"
What is Oy Vey?
Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer spent nine seasons in this New York City neighborhood
What is the Upper West Side?
This pair of Jewish brothers won Olympic gold with Team USA hockey in 2026
Who are Jack and Quinn Hughes?
These greasy cakes are eaten to remind us of the oil from the Chanukah miracle
What are Latkes?
This Jewish engineer made history in 1969 as the second person to walk on the moon, just 5 years after he graduated with a Doctorate degree in astronautics from MIT
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
This is the Yiddish word for a fine upstanding individual
What is a Mensch?
Before becoming Spider-Man, this actor celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in London in 1996
Who is Andrew Garfield?
He was the first Israeli to be drafted by an NBA team - 9th overall by the Washington Wizards in 2020
Who is Deni Avdija?
This fruit is said to have 613 seeds, matching the number of mitzvot in the Torah
What is a Pomegranate?
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Who is Richard Feynman?
This is Yiddish for talking with someone for a long period of time
What is Schmooze?
This Black Swan and Star Wars actress was born in Jerusalem with the Hebrew first name Neta-Lee
Who is Natalie Portman?
This former Red Sox star first basemen joined the coaching staff of Team Israel for 2026
Who is Kevin Youkilis?
This German cookie is eaten on Purim, but make sure you don't put it on your head!
What is Hamantaschen?
If you have internet procrastination habits, you might blame this Jewish media executive who graduated from MIT's Media Lab and co-founded BuzzFeed in 2006.
Who is Jonah Peretti?
This means shame or an embarrassment in Yiddish
What is Shandah?
This Jewish actress got her start as Jackie Burkhart on That 70's Show, later going on to voice Meg Griffin on Family Guy
Who is Mila Kunis?
This star first basemen for the Detroit Tigers was the first Jewish player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame - elected in 1956
Who is Hank Greenberg?
This is a way to have hot food that starts cooking before shabbat. It is even mentioned in Jewish law books
What is Cholent?
Before leading the Federal Reserve through the 2008 financial crisis, this economist earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 1979
Who is Ben Bernanke?
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What is a Glitch?
This actress was better known as Richie's mother, but also played a Jewish grandmother on the TV show Brooklyn Bridge
Who is Marion Ross?