Jewish American Celebrities
This Jewish singer-songwriter won a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for his poetic lyrics.
Who is Bob Dylan?
Founded in 1887, this Jewish aid organization helped millions of immigrants settle in New York and across the United States.
What is HIAS?
O.J. defense attorney, Allan Dershowitz, served as a professor at this prestigious law school for more than 50 years.
What is Harvard Law School?
At an estimated net worth of more than $200 billion, this public-facing CEO and Jewish billionaire was a pioneer in creating social media.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
This Jewish American columnist became famous for her advice column Dear Abby.
Who was Abigail Van Buren a.k.a. Pauline Phillips?
Barbra was an honor student at Erasmus Hall High School, where she sang in the choir alongside this fellow future music legend.
Who is Neil Diamond?
Born Henry Zuckerman, this prolific screenwriter is known for co-creating the TV series Get Smart with Mel Brooks and writing the screenplay for The Graduate.
Who is Buck Henry?
This Jewish virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955, famously refusing to patent it for personal profit.
Who was Jonas Salk?
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ has approximately this many synagogues listed on their website: 48-60, 64-79, 82-90, 93-99
What is 64-79? (There are 78 synagogues listed.)
From 1949–1957 this woman wrote, produced, and starred in The Goldbergs, considered television's first family sitcom and the first to feature Jewish characters.
Who is Gertrude Berg?
This Jewish American pre-teen author wrote Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, a coming-of-age classic.
Who is Judy Blume?
In the only tie for Best Actress in Academy Awards history, Streisand shared her 1968 Oscar for Funny Girl with this actress.
Who is Katherine Hepburn? (The Lion in Winter)
This Jewish comedian was known for an SNL character named Roseanne Roseannadanna.
Who is Gilda Radner?
In 1790, President George Washington wrote a famous letter affirming religious freedom to the Jewish congregation of this city.
What is Newport, RI?
Incorporated in Paterson in 1847, this synagogue is the oldest Jewish congregation in the state of N.J. It is also the congregation which Jennifer has belonged to for her entire life.
What is Congregation B'nai Jeshurun a.k.a. Barnert Temple?
As a teenager in 1939, this Jewish comic book writer began his remarkable career spanning 75+ years, co-creating the Marvel Universe, including beloved characters like Spider-Man and the Hulk.
Who is Stan Lee?
This Jewish American poet wrote the influential poem Howl.
Who is Allen Ginsberg?
In 1983, Barbra became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in this major studio film–a project she fought for 15 years to make.
What is Yentl?
This Jewish composer/lyricist wrote "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum".
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
This 1915 lynching of this Jewish factory manager in Georgia galvanized American Jewish activism and helped spur the creation of the ADL.
Who was Leo Frank?
Finish this catchy phrase which hangs on a sign at Katz's Deli in New York City: "Send a salami...
...to your boy in the army!"
A Jewish mother created what became a popular doll and named it after her daughter. This is the name of the doll (and the daughter).
What is Barbie?
Her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.
Who was Betty Friedan?
Barbra's first husband–he was the first actor to play the character of Trapper John, in the film version of M*A*S*H.
Who is Elliott Gould?
This Jewish writer was the co-creator of the hit sitcom Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld and was the showrunner for the first seven seasons.
Who is Larry David?
In 1972, this woman was ordained by Hebrew Union College, becoming the first female rabbi in America.
Who is Sally Priesand?
The number of Jews who have served on the Supreme Court from its inception to today.
What is 8? (Louis Brandeis, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Elena Kagan.)
She was the first Jewish woman elected to the United States Congress, serving from California in 1925-1937.
Who is Florence Kahn?
He served as editor-in-chief of The New Republic and now works as a NY Times Opinion columnist who comments frequently on both national and global events.
Who is Thomas Friedman?
Barbra made her network television debut in 1961 on The Tonight Show starring this host.
Who is Jack Paar?
This Bavarian Jewish immigrant moved to San Francisco during the Gold Rush and created the world’s first pair of blue jeans.
Who is Levi Strauss?
This Jewish, Polish-born immigrant was a key financier of the American Revolution, famously dying penniless after lending his personal fortune to the Continental Congress.
Who is Haym Salomon?
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938, this superhero’s origin story is often cited as a metaphor for the Jewish immigrant experience.
Who is Superman?
Henry Kissinger was instrumental in opening diplomatic relations between the United States and this country in 1972.
What is China?
This Jewish American essayist and feminist co-founded Ms. magazine with Gloria Steinem and wrote How to Make It in a Man’s World.
Who is Letty Cottin Pogrebin?
This actress, who starred with Jack Lemmon in the 1960 Best Picture–winning film, The Apartment, shares a birthday with Barbra Streisand.
Who is Shirley MacLaine?
FINAL JEOPARDY. This iconic 1883 poem by Jewish American writer, Emma Lazarus, appears on the base of the Statue of Liberty.
What is The New Colossus?