Jews in Sitcoms
Among the four main characters of Seinfeld only one is explicitly identified as Jewish in the series. That character is
Jerry Seinfeld
In Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, this character delivers the earth-shattering line: "No, I am your father"
Darth Vader
The world's largest desert
Antarctica
In 1965, Los Angeles Dodgers legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax famously made headlines and earned immense respect by choosing not to pitch Game 1 of the World Series. The Jewish holiday the game coincided with was
Yom Kippur
This collective nickname is given to the TikTok duo who popularized the vibrating, vocal-shaking "Boom Meter" rating system for reviewing food
The Costco Guys
Name 3 of the 6 FRIENDS main characters who are jewish
Ross, Monica, Rachel
This early philosopher is known for his common phrase “ I think therefore I am”
René Descartes
This nation is famous for having a national flag that is not rectangular or square
Nepal
On November 1, 1946, this player scored the very first basket in the history of the Basketball Association of America (which later became the NBA) while playing for the New York Knickerbockers
Ossie Schectman
Standing at 6 feet 4 inches, this U.S. president was an accomplished wrestler in his youth, reportedly winning around 300 matches before entering national politics
Abraham Lincoln
Howard Wolowitz from Seinfeld, is known for still living with his overbearing mother and proudly maintaining his Jewish traditions.The Jewish holiday that his family notoriously celebrates in a chaotic, cross-cultural way with Bernadette’s Catholic family.
Chanukah
This person spoke the historic words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" as he set foot on the lunar surface in 1969
Neil Armstrong
The capital city of Australia is
Canberra
Modern PGA Tour star Daniel Berger has claimed multiple titles and represented the United States in international team play. At this prestigious team event Berger played a crucial role for Team USA as a rookie
The Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in 2021
This American filmmaker directed the 1975 thriller Jaws, effectively creating the concept of the "summer blockbuster"
Steven Spielberg
In the season 5 episode "The Ski Lift," of Curb your Enthusiasm Larry tries to get a friend a kidney transplant by befriending a devoutly Orthodox Jewish head of a kidney consortium. To fit in, Larry fakes an Orthodox lifestyle. The fake, Jewish "holiday" Larry invents on the spot to explain why he can't drive is
"The Great Sabbath"
This character proudly shouts "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!" while floating down with his glowing arrow in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Yondu Udonta
Thanks to its various overseas territories and departments scattered around the globe, this country spans 12 time zones—more than Russia or the United States.
France
Representing Hungary, this Holocaust survivor became one of the most decorated Jewish Olympians of all time by winning 10 medals in gymnastics across the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games
Ágnes Keleti
Jimi Hendrix famously covered "All Along the Watchtower" in 1968, but this artist wrote and originally recorded the song the year prior
Bob Dylan
In the Season 2 episode "The Umbrella," Larry runs into the very same actor who played the eccentric, frantic mohel from Seinfeld (Charles Levin). The non-kosher occupation this character has in Curb Your Enthusiasm is
A pig farmer
This Rabbi often known for his productive rivalry with another rabbi, famously said "If I am not for myself, who is for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"
Rabbi Hillel
Situated on the Bidasoa River, Pheasant Island (Isla de los Faisanes) is a river condominium whose sovereignty alternates between two European nations every six months. These two countries share this unique administrative arrangement
Spain and France
This legendary NFL quarterback led the Chicago Bears to four NFL championships during the 1940s and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a pioneer of the T-formation
Sid Luckman
This iconic performer became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major Hollywood studio film with the 1983 musical drama Yentl
Barbra Streisand