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This Disney animated film, released in 1937, was the first full-length animated feature
What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
I 1940, this World War II leader famously declared “We shall fight on the beaches…”
Who is Winston Churchill?
This rock ‘n’ roll legend shook his hips and the music world with “Heartbreak Hotel” in 1956
Who is Elvis Presley?
In 1969, more than 400,000 people gathered at a farm in Bethel, New York for this legendary music festival.
What is Woodstock?
Roy was one of eight children — four boys and four girls — and held this “ranking” among the brothers.
What is the youngest boy?
This Jewish-American composer wrote “Summertime” for his opera Porgy and Bess in 1935.
Who is George Gershwin?
This Broadway musical, written by Jewish composer Richard Rodgers, premiered in 1943 with songs like “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’.
What is Oklahoma!?
This Wisconsin senator launched anti-Communist investigations that became known as a “witch hunt.”
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This band invaded America with The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
Who are The Beatles?
Growing up in a family of eight children, Roy lived near the future site of this famous 1969 music festival.
What is Woodstock?
In 1933, this amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended Prohibition after 13 years of banning alcohol.
What is the 21st Amendment?
David Ben-Gurion read Israel’s Declaration of Independence in this city on May 14, 1948.
What is Tel Aviv?
This Jewish comedian became famous in the 1950s with routines like “The Buttoned Down Mind.”
Who is Bob Newhart?
This Jewish folk singer, born Robert Zimmerman, wrote protest songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind.”
Who is Bob Dylan?
Roy is multilingual, and to this day still speaks this Eastern European language once common among immigrants in New York.
What is Yiddish?
This Jewish-American boxer held titles in three weight classes and later became a national hero after fighting at Guadalcanal.
Who is Barney Ross?
First published in 1947, this book was initially titled Het Achterhuis in Dutch, before becoming known worldwide under another name.
What is The Diary of Anne Frank (The Secret Annex)?
During the 1956 Suez Crisis, Israel invaded the Sinai Peninsula, while Britain and France sought to regain control of the canal after this Egyptian leader nationalized it. The U.S. and USSR forced their withdrawal.
Who is Gamal Abdel Nasser?
During the Six-Day War, Israel captured this strategic plateau from Syria, later annexed in 1981 though still considered disputed territory.
What are the Golan Heights?
Roy was knighted by this Norwegian monarch, who reigned from 1957 to 1991
Who is King Olav V?
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, this African-American track star won four gold medals, directly challenging Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy
Who is Jesse Owens?
The 1947 UN Partition Plan, Resolution 181, proposed dividing Mandatory Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, leaving this city under international administration.
What is Jerusalem?
Before becoming Israel’s Prime Minister, this future leader secretly met with King Abdullah of Jordan in 1948 to negotiate borders, and later served as foreign minister during the Suez Crisis.
Who is Golda Meir?
In 1964, Fiddler on the Roof made history as the first Broadway musical to surpass 3,000 performances. The show was based on stories by this Yiddish writer.
Who is Sholem Aleichem?
After a long career, Roy retired at age 81 as CEO of this international pharmaceutical company.
What is Alpharma?