LOWER EAST
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Which bridge takes you to the Lower East Side?
The Williamsburg Bridge
Which Streisand film was based on a Isaac Bashevis Singer tale?
"Yentl" (1983) was based on “Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy” (1962).
Which Jewish actors starred in the original "Star Trek"?
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (Kirk and Spock)
He was "Mr. Television"?
Milton Berle
What was Tevye's job?
He was a milkman.
"West Side Story"
Leonard Bernstein
What iconic deli was featured in "When Harry Met Sally"?
The "I'll have what she's having" scene was at Katz's Deli.
Who starred in 1927's "The Jazz Singer"?
Al Jolson, who was born Asa Yoelson.
Rabbi Noah Roklov's love life stars in what Netflix show?
"Nobody Wants This," starring Adan Brody and Kristen Bell.
This comic's show was about nothing.
Jerry Seinfeld
Who played Tevye in the original Broadway show?
Zero Mostel.
"A Chorus Line"
Marvin Hamlisch
What could you NOT get at Ratner's?
Meat. It was a dairy restaurant.
Mel Brooks played Moses in what movie?
"History of the World, Part I"
What '90s series featured Marion Ross as Sophie Berger?
"Brooklyn Bridge"
She was Roseanne Rosannadanna.
Gilda Radner
How many daughters did Tevye and Golda have?
Five: Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke.
"Annie Get Your Gun"
Irving Berlin
What has Yonah Shimmel baked since 1890?
The best knishes come from Yonah Shimmel's Knish Bakery on East Houston Street.
Who wrote the novel that inspired "The Chosen" (1981)?
Chaim Potok
Which "The Goldbergs" series had a longer run on TV?
The modern one ran 10 seasons on ABC. The original ran 7 years on TV after decades on the radio.
After Bob Hope, no one hosted the Oscars more.
Billy Crystal
Which character did Tzeitel not want to marry?
Lazar Wolf, the butcher.
"Porgy and Bess"
George and Ira Gershwin
What was The Museum at Eldridge Street originally?
A synagoge (In 1887, it was one of the first created by Eastern Europeans).
What was the biggest Jewish-themed box office hit?
Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List," which took in $321 million worldwise.
The only bar mitzvah speech in Klingon was made on what show?
"Frazier" with Kelsey Grammer.
"Can we talk?" was her catchphrase.
Joan Rivers
Where in America does Uncle Avram live?
Chicago
"Company" and "Sweeney Todd"
Steven Sondheim