U.S. Presidents and the Jews

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Quiz Questions

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Who was the first U.S. President to interact with Jewish Americans?
- A.
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  George Washington
- B.
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  John Adams
- C.
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  Thomas Jefferson
- D.
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  James Madison
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Washington might have interacted with his Jewish-American countrymen right away, but who was the first president to intervene on behalf of Jews outside the U.S.?
- A.
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  John Quincy Adams
- B.
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  Andrew Jackson
- C.
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  Martin Van Buren
- D.
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  William Henry Harrison
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Who was the first president to appoint a rabbi as a military chaplain?
- A.
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  Millard Fillmore
- B.
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  Franklin Pierce
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  James Buchanan
- D.
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  Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the first president to attend a synagogue service while in office?
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  Abraham Lincoln
- B.
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  Andrew Johnson
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  Ulysses S. Grant
- D.
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  Rutherford B. Hayes
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Who was the first president to designate an ambassador to fight anti-Semitism?
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  Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
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  Rutherford B. Hayes
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  James Garfield
- D.
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  Chester A. Arthur
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Who was the first president to take part in a Passover seder dinner?
- A.
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  William McKinley
- B.
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  Theodore Roosevelt
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  William Howard Taft
- D.
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  Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the first president to nominate a Jewish Supreme Court justice?
- A.
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  Woodrow Wilson
- B.
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  Warren G. Harding
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  Calvin Coolidge
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  Herbert Hoover
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Which American president was the first to receive a Torah scroll as a gift?
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  Herbert Hoover
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  Franklin D. Roosevelt
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  Harry S. Truman
- D.
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  Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Who was the first U.S. president to recognize the state of Israel?
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  Harry S. Truman
- B.
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  Dwight D. Eishenhower
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  John F. Kennedy
- D.
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  Lyndon B. Johnson
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Which U.S. president played a role in bringing Ethiopian Jews back to their homeland? (Hint: he did it as Vice President!)
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  Jimmy Carter
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  Ronald Reagan
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  George H.W. Bush
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  Bill Clinton

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Great Effort! You are a Student!
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