Jewish Holidays
This holiday celebrates the story of Esther and Mordecai
Purim
This woman saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto
Irena Sendler
This is the Jewish word for the Sabbath, observed from Friday night to Saturday night
Shabbat
This Jewish girl wrote a famous diary while hiding from the Nazis
Anne Frank
This Jewish director created E.T., Jurassic Park, and Schindler's List
Steven Spielberg
On this holiday, we eat latkes and spin dreidels
Hanukkah
This Jewish baseball legend refused to pitch on Yom Kippur
Sandy Koufax
This six-pointed star is a symbol of Judaism
Star of David
This Jewish scientist developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
This Jewish comedian and actor starred in Superbad and is known for his advocacy work
Seth Rogen
This holiday celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Shavuot
This rescue mission saved 10,000 Jewish children by sending them to England
Kindertransport
This Hebrew phrase means "to life" and is used as a toast
L'Chaim
This Jewish man created Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
This Jewish musician born Robert Zimmerman won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan
The name of the Passover meal/ceremony held at home
Seder
This Jewish Supreme Court Justice was known as "The Notorious RBG"
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This item on the Seder plate represents the mortar used by Jewish slaves
charoset
This Jewish man founded Dell Computers
Michael Dell
This Jewish NFL player wrote a book about his Jewish identity called "Flying High"
Julian Edelman
This holiday is known as the "Sabbath of Sabbaths" and is the holiest day of the year
Yom Kippur
This Jewish man co-founded Google
Sergey Brin
This Hebrew phrase means "repairing the world" and is a core Jewish value
Tikkun Olam
This Jewish Nobel Prize winner developed the theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
This Jewish comedian's Netflix special "23 Hours to Kill" broke streaming records
Jerry Seinfeld