Jewish Continuity in the Land of Israel
Who was the first Jew to live in the Land of Israel?
Abraham
What snack is a popular peanut butter puff in Israel?
Bamba
The modern State of Israel was declared in...
1948
He was the first Prime Minister of Israel
David Ben-Gurion
How many miles wide is Israel at it's narrowest point?
9 Miles
Who conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital?
King David
What is the Israeli Independence Day called?
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
Who is known as the Father of Modern Zionism?
Theodor Herzl
She was the only woman Prime Minister of Israel
Golda Meir
What sea lies to the west of Israel?
The Mediterranean Sea
To immigrate to Israel is known as...
Aliyah
On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Observance Day) and Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) Israelis collectively do this for two minutes.
Stop everything - even traffic - and stand in silence in honor of those lost as a siren sounds.
Zionism is...
The belief that Jews have a right to self determination in their ancestral Homeland.
As Prime Minister, he was assassinated
Yitzhak Rabin
This city is known as the Capital of the Negev
Beersheva
In the 1560's Jewish mysticism, known as Kabbalah, became the central focus in which Israeli city?
Tzfat
Israelis start the work week/school on...
Yom Rishon (Sunday)
The incident that propelled Theodor Herzl to write "The Jewish State" ("Der Judenstat") was...
The Dreyfus Affair
He was known for his eye patch
Moshe Dyan
The lowest point on Earth is...
The Dead Sea
Tel Aviv was established in...
1909
The National Theater of Israel is called...
The Habima
"By the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept for Zion..." comes from...
Psalm 137
As Prime Minister, he signed a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat of Egypt
Menachem Begin
The highest mountain in Israel is...
Mount Hermon