Defenders of America
First Jew to die in Revolutionary War
Who was Francis Salvador?
Dedication
What is Chanukah?
The first Jewish superstar in team sports. Refused to play on Yom Kippur
Who was Hank Greenberg?
Matzo balls
What is Kneidlach?
Israel's first astronaut
Who is Ilan Ramon?
All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long
Steven Spielberg
Jewish friend of George Washington & key financier of Rev War?
Who was Haym Solomon?
Attendant or helper
What is the Shamash (candle)?
This professional wrestler refused to wrestle on Yom Kippur
Who was Bill Goldberg?
Jewish Biscotti
What is Mandelbrot?
NASA engineer connected to Hubble Telescope and first man on the moon
Who is Judith Love Cohen?
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
Anne Frank
Jewish general at Gettysburg led charge on Missionary Ridge
Who was General Fredeick Knefler?
spinning top
What is sevivon?
First Jewish recorded wrestling match
What happened between Jacob and the Angel/G'd?
Rendered chicken fat
Schmaltz?
Designed first successful polio vaccine.
who is Jonas Salk?
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable
Franz Kafka
Highest ranking American killed by enemy fire in the European Theaterduring WW2
Who was Major General Maurice Rose?
Potato pancakes
What is Leivot?
This Jewish Olympic multiple-gold medal winner and social advocate
Who was Aly Raisman?
Thin pancakes (often cheese-filled)
What are Blintzes?
Holds patent for "frequency hopping, spread-spectrum communication system".
Hedy Lamar
Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
First Jewish Chaplain in the US military
Who was Jacob Frankel?
jelly filled donuts
What are sufganiyot?
Youngest player to inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Who was Sandy Koufax?
Sweet Stewed carrots/sweet potatoes
What are Tzimmes?
Discoverer of the law of photoelectric effect
Who is Albert Einstein?
For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish soldier posthumously awarded Medal of Honor by Barak Obama for WW1 actions
Who was William Shemin?
Miracle
What is nes?
Jewish swimmer won 7 golds in Munich Olympics
Who was Mark Spitz?
Bow-tie pasta with buckwheat groats
What is Kasha Varnishkes?
Key Jewish scientists on the Manhattan Project.
Who are Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and Niels Bohr?
One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.
Golda Meir