Jewish News Quiz: Nov. 4, 2022

Following Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in the Israeli elections, who congratulated him by writing: "Hard times require strong leaders. Welcome back!"?

Vladimir Putin

Viktor Orban

Donald Trump

Jair Bolsonaro

The FBI issued a warning this week about a broad threat to synagogues in which state?

New York

New Jersey

Massachusetts

Florida

Which of the following bystander intervention tactics does the organization Right to Be recommend LEAST when encountering antisemitic harassment?

Creating a distraction, such as by asking the person being targeted for directions

Delegating action to a nearby authority figure, like a store manager

Waiting until the interaction is over to approach the person being targeted to offer support

Filming the harassment

Engaging the harasser by naming what you see

What happened to NBA star Kyrie Irving this week after he defended a tweet he made linking to an antisemitic film?

He was suspended for five games

Adidas dropped its sponsorship of him

He issued an apology, then complained on Twitter that he was forced into it

He received no punishment from his team or league

What happened at famed Brooklyn bakery Beigel’s this week?

Its kosher license was revoked amid a dispute with its certification agency

An employee died in a walk-in freezer in an apparent accident

Its employees went on strike seeking wage increases

A video of a Haredi man being asked to leave went viral on Twitter

Jewish fans praised Taylor Swift this week for doing what?

Pressuring Adidas to drop its sponsorship of Kanye West

Adding dates to her upcoming tour that fall outside Shabbat

Promising not to file a copyright claim on an unapproved Yiddish cover of "Midnights"

Making a surprise appearance at the opening of a kosher bakery in her home borough

New Mexico's Jewish federation announced that it would be doing what this week?

Creating a permanent fund to help refugees secure housing

Dissolving after running out of money

Suing its parent organization, the Jewish Federations of North America, over its funding allocation

Firing a board member known for his outspoken stances on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband this week had posted online that Jews are to blame for what?

The COVID-19 pandemic

The war in Ukraine

Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election

The suspension of his Tinder account

Jewish News Quiz: Nov. 4, 2022

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