Holidays
This December holiday is known for lighting a menorah and playing dreidel.
What is Hanukkah
This actor played Ross Geller on Friends.
Who is David Schwimmer
This man is known for developing the theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
This braided bread is often eaten on Shabbat
What is challah
This psychoanalyst introduced the idea of the subconscious.
Who is Sigmund Freud
This holiday is the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah
This singer of "Believe" has a Jewish father and an iconic auto-tuned song.
Who is Cher
This woman was famous for keeping a diary while hiding from the Nazis.
Who is Anne Frank
This deep-fried potato dish is a Hanukkah favorite
What are latkes
This scientist created the atom bomb.
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer
On this spring holiday, people eat matzah to remember the Exodus from Egypt.
What is Passover
This comedian and actress created The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Who is Rachel Brosnahan
This country was founded in 1948 as a Jewish homeland.
What is Israel
This classic deli sandwich meat is made by curing and smoking beef.
What is pastrami
This feminist writer authored The Feminine Mystique.
Who is Betty Friedan
This holiday involves fasting for 25 hours and asking for forgiveness.
What is Yom Kippur
This Jewish director made E.T., Jaws, and Schindler’s List.
Who is Steven Spielberg
This Jewish woman was the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This soup, often served with dumplings, is a staple of Jewish comfort food.
What is matzo ball soup
This Jewish scientist helped develop the first polio vaccine.
Who is Jonas Salk
On this holiday, people dress up in costumes and celebrate the story of Queen Esther.
What is Purim
This Seinfeld co-creator later created Curb Your Enthusiasm
Who is Larry David
This empire destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE.
What is the Roman Empire
This dish, made of stuffed cabbage leaves, is popular in Ashkenazi Jewish cooking.
What are stuffed cabbage rolls? / What is holishkes
American professor who revolutionizing linguistics with his theories of universal grammar, generative grammar, and the Chomsky hierarchy, as well as his influential political activism and critiques of US foreign policy and media. Wrote the acclaimed book Manufactured Consent.
Who is Noam Chomsky