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Controversial Jews
Sages and their books
Artists
Books and their Authors
Musicians
100
Some thought this man was Mashiach before his rebellion was crushed by the Romans
Who was Bar Kochba
100
Shulchan Orach
Rav Yosef Karo
100
This Russian French Jew artist is known as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century" because of his uniquely Jewish folk style of painting
Who is Marc Chagall
100
Metamorphosis
Who is Franz Kafka?
100
Bob Dylan was given this name at birth
What is Robert Zimmerman?
200
This 17th century Jew signed documents "I am the Lord Your Messiah," before eventually converting to Islam
Who is Shabetai Zvi
200
Moreh Nevuchim (Guide to the Perplexed)
Rambam
200
Established in 1906 by Jewish artist and sculptor Boris Schatz, this school named after a Biblical character is the oldest institution of higher education in Israel.
What is Betzalel School of Art and Design
200
Death of a Salesman
Who is Arthur Miller?
200
Hillel Slovak was the founding guitarist of this band, who wrote the song Under the Bridge after Slovak died of a heroin overdose
What is the Red Hot Chili Peppers
300
Josh Ostrovsky, owner of one of the most popular instagram accounts, is better known as this?
What is The Fat Jew?
300
The Tanya
Who is the Alter Rebbe?
300
This Italian painter and sculptor is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces and figures, that were not received well during his lifetime, but later found acceptance.
Who is Amedeo Modigliani
300
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
300
Born Aubrey Graham, this Canadian was a TV star before becoming a famous rapper
Who is Drake?
400
This man was a rabbi and member of Knesset who spoke forcefully about how to deal with the growing Arab population in Israel. He was eventually assassinated by an Arab terrorist in NY in 1990
Who is Meir Kahane.
400
The Kuzari
Rav Yehuda HaLevy
400
These men were partly responsible for the explosion of graphic novels and comic books in America
Who are Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster?
400
Catch 22
Joseph Heller
400
In 2008, this woman won 5 a record five grammys on one night for her album. That record has since been broken
Who is Amy Winehouse?
500
This philosopher was excommunicated by his Dutch Portuguese community for his heretical beliefs. Today they might not look so bad
Who is Baruch Spinoza?
500
Orot
Rav Kook
500
Born Markus Yakovlevich Rotkovich, this American painter of Russian descent is one of America's most famous postwar artists. Known for deceptively simple combinations of colour, in May 2012, Rothko's 1961 painting Orange, Red, Yellow was sold by Christie's in New York for $86.9 million, setting a new record for a postwar painting at a public auction.
Who is Mark Rothko?
500
Tmol Shilshom
S.Y. Agnon
500
This Canadian man was described as the following: Second only to Bob Dylan (and perhaps Paul Simon) [in terms of influence], he commands the attention of critics and younger musicians more firmly than any other musical figure from the 1960s who is still working at the outset of the 21st century
Who is Leonard Cohen?