UR Jewish American Heritage Month

Which American food staple was brought to the US in the late 19th Century by Jewish immigrants from Poland?

• Hot dogs

• Pierogis

• Bagels

• Pickles

The Philadelphia Jewish community established the first immigrant aid society in the United States in

• 1783

• 1802

• 1848

• 1922

In which year was the first Jewish congregation in North America founded?

• 1654

• 1658

• 1733

• 1795

What years saw the largest influx of Eastern European Jewish immigration to the United States?

• 1800-1830

• 1880-1914

• 1925-1940

• 1945-1955

What Jewish basketball star is the only WNBA player to have won titles in three different decades?

• Candace Parker

• Lauren Jackson

• Sue Bird

• Diana Taurasi

This Los Angeles Dodgers player famously chose not to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins because it fell on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

• Sandy Koufax

• Hank Greenberg

• Al Rosen

• Ian Kinsler

Considered the most important holiday in Jewish faith, Yom Kippur is also known as “The Day of _________.”

• Forgiveness

• Thanks

• Reflection

• Atonement

This Jewish American founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans.

• Bernard Lichtenstein

• Jacob Davis

• Levi Strauss

• Calvin Klein

People celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, often dip this fruit into honey, to symbolize a sweet new year.

• Pears

• Apples

• Bananas

• Grapes

Jewish American medical researcher Jonas Salk developed one of the first successful vaccines for this infectious disease.

• Polio

• Smallpox

• Tetanus

• Tuberculosis