Jewish News Quiz: Jan. 27, 2023

Why did a group of Jewish faculty boycott a Holocaust commemoration event at James Madison University?

To protest the university allowing a pro-BDS speaker to give a talk

To protest the university's alleged mishandling of a sexual assault case

To protest the university cutting a faculty position in its Holocaust studies department

They deemed the musical selection too celebratory

Which brand recently introduced a kosher product?

Trojan condoms

Old Spice deodorant

Scrub Daddy sponges

Victoria's Secret lingerie

Which Jewish movement has become the second to endorse reparations for slavery?

Reform

Conservative

Reconstructionist

Humanistic

Which is NOT true of Jeffrey Zients, the Jewish new White House chief of staff?

His mother learned about his first White House appointment watching TV at a kosher deli

He was selected to light the National Menorah in 2012

His home is directly across the street from Barack Obama's Kalorama mansion

Nelson Mandela attended his wedding

Why is a protest for Israeli democracy in New York City being criticized?

It will be held on Shabbat

It will be held at the same time as a Jewish pro-abortion rights rally

Its speaker lineup is entirely Reform

Its speaker lineup is entirely male

What step did the Palestinian Authority take in response to the IDF's raid on Jenin?

Halted security cooperation with Israel

Filed a resolution of condemnation at the UN

Called for a large-scale protest at the security barrier Saturday

Initiated proceedings to impeach its president, Mahmoud Abbas

What percentage of Dutch respondents in a new survey said that their own country was one of the locations of the Holocaust?

32%

47%

74%

89%

Users of a new chat app that uses artificial intelligence to mimic historical figures found that Nazis tended to behave how?

Denied that the Holocaust occurred

Expressed regret for the Holocaust

Launched into antisemitic tirades against Jews

Changed the subject whenever the Holocaust was brought up

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