Beverly Sills (May 25, 1929 — July 2, 2007) was a much-acclaimed and beloved international opera star. The operatic soprano performed at the New York City Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Philadelphia Civic Grand Opera Company, the San Diego Opera and a great many other venues in America, Europe and South America. In 1971, Time…
Ross Bleckner, 68, is a sometimes controversial painter whose works have often revolved…
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, 55, was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a family of observant Syrian Jews. He studied at the Yeshivah of Flatbush, the High School of Performing Arts and Parsons School of Design. Mizrahi’s clothing lines have been sold — sometimes with mixed commercial results — through Bloomingdales, Target, Liz Claiborne and…
The 2010 World Architecture Survey said Frank Gehry’s designs are among the most important works of contemporary architecture. Vanity Fair magazine called Gehry, 88, “the most important architect of our age.” Among many famous Gehry-designed structures are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; the Louis Vuitton Foundation…
WOW! FACTS
Inventor of the mobile phone, “Father of the Internet,” inventor of the video game cosole, inventor fo the laser, inventor of the gramophone, creator of the Barbie Doll, creator of the cruise ship, “Father of Immunology,” inventor fo the modern condom (!), a prime minister of the U.K., a three-time prime minister of France, a president of Switzerland and the primary financier of the American Revolution?
We knew you could guess… all of them are (or were) Jews!
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Nobel Prizes
Although Jews are less than two-tenths of one percent of the world’s population, more than 20% of Nobel Prize winners have been Jewish. Source: Google
Polio Vaccine
Millions and millions of people worldwide have been spared the ravages of poliomyelitis — including paralysis and even death — thanks to research conducted by Jewish scientist Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The Salk vaccine entered widespread use in the U.S. in 1955. Source: Wikipedia
Miss Liberty
The words “…give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” on the Statue of Liberty were written by Emma Lazarus, a Jew. Source: BuzzFeed
Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss, an immigrant from Germany, invented his blue jeans in 1873. Source: BuzzFeed
Start-Up Nation
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world. It has the highest rate of entrepreneurship among women and people over 55 in the world. Source: BuzzFeed