Jewish News Quiz: June 16, 2023

What happened to Erez Oved, a TikTok star known for his depiction of gay Haredi life, this week?

He came out as straight

He was revealed to not actually be Haredi

He survived a plane crash

He faced backlash for accepting sponsorship from Lockheed Martin

Renowned literary editor Robert Gottlieb, who died this week, always insisted on using what writing instrument?

A No. 2 pencil

A fountain pen

A Hermes 3000 typewriter

Microsoft Word 2007

The defense team of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter made what argument?

That he did not intend to commit the massacre

That he committed the massacre but did not hate Jews

That he committed the massacre and hated Jews but did not intend to keep them from worshipping

That he should be found innocent by reason of insanity

How did Ryanair respond to anger from passengers after a flight attendant aboard a flight to Tel Aviv referred multiple times to its destination as “Palestine”?

Apologized and suspended the flight attendant without pay for an investigation

Claimed that it was an innocent mistake with no ill intent

Said "we encourage our flight crew to show off their personality during announcements. These comments were made in good humor and were appreciated by many."

Denied that the flight attendant had made the announcements, until video of the incident emerged

How did German reparations for Holocaust survivors just change?

Germany ended the bulk of them, claiming it had already given out sufficient funds

Germany agreed to a smaller package than survivors had hoped, reflecting a tight economy

Germany agreed to a record amount, reflecting that the needs of survivors are increasing as they age

Germany agreed to a package that favors Israeli survivors, angering those in the former Soviet Union and other countries

Following a series of neo-Nazi incidents, Australia is considering what step?

Mandating Holocaust education in its core curriculum

Banning Nazi symbols and trading of Nazi memorabilia

Appointing an ambassador-at-large to combat antisemitism

Establishing a special police unit with expertise in neo-Nazism

What obstacle faces the effort to obtain kidney donations in Israel?

Jewish law requires the body to be buried whole

Jewish law defines death as the moment the heart stops, which is too late to harvest a kidney

Controversy over how many kidneys are given to Arab Israelis has tainted the initiative

Haredi lawmakers have blocked attempts to establish a government-funded advertising campaign seeking donations

Why were prominent Israelis Asaf Zamir and Maya Wertheimer wed in New York City this week rather than in their home country?

As a protest against the judicial reform initiative

As a statement to express their love for the city, where they have lived for the past two years

Because Zamir will be obligated to begin his mandatory military service as soon as he reenters the country

Because Israel legally recognizes only Orthodox weddings, and they are Reform

Jewish News Quiz: June 16, 2023

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