| BERNIEMADOFF | Notorious Jewish-American ponzi con man (1938-2021) |
| ASCH | Jewish American writer (4) |
| DANNYKAYE | Jewish-American comic actor ('Secret Life of Walter Mitty')(19111987) |
| LEONIRIS | Jewish-American author of novels 'Exodus' and 'QBVII' (1924-2003) |
| STANGETZ | Jewish-American saxophone great, born Stanley Gayetzky(1927-1991) |
| KISSINGER | Jewish-American statesman showing affection for the crown? (b.1923) (9) |
| SAMWANAMAKER | Jewish-American actor who rebuilt London's Globe Theatre (3,9) |
| JOSHUABELL | Celebrated Jewish-American violinist and orchestral conductor (b.1967) (6,4) |
| GOLDIEHAWN | Holding awe-struck Jewish American movie actress (6,4) |
| DAVIDJANSSEN | Jewish-American star of 'The Fugitive' TV series (1931-1980) |
| MAY | Jewish American Heritage Month |
| LAURENBACALL | Sultry Jewish-American movie actress who was married to Humphrey Bogart (1924-2014) |
| LEECOBB | Jewish-American movie actor best known for 'On the Waterfront' and '12 Angry Men ' (1911-1976) |
| BARBRASTREISAND | Jewish-American singer and actress, star of the movie 'Yentl' (b. 1942) (6,9) |
| EDASNER | Recently died Jewish-American actor and voice artist, former president of the Guild of Screen actors (b.1929) (2,5) |
| LERNER | Heard rookie Jewish-American lyricist partnered with Loewe in composing 'My Fair Lady' (1918-1986) (6) |
| JOLSON | Al ****** , Jewish-American star of 'The Jazz Singer' - the first talking movie (1886-1950) |
| ALJOLSON | Jewish-American vaudeville and early 'talkies' star left judge in untidy saloon (1886-1950) (2,6) |
| MADOFF | American fraudster who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, d. in prison 2021 (6) |
| MYLITTLECHECKIDEA | Film about Mr. Ponzi of scheme fame? |
