Michael Bloomberg Throws Hat into Ring for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, 78, has become the second Jewish politician…
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, 78, has become the second Jewish politician…
Actor, producer, director, philanthropist, and writer Kirk Douglas (Dec. 9, 1916 – Feb. 5, 2020) was an iconic superstar during Hollywood’s Golden Age, from the 1940s through the 1950s and early 1960s. He appeared in more than 90 movies — usually in “tough guy” roles — including the following: Champion (1949), Young Man with a…
For the first time in history, the Israeli national baseball team has qualified to compete in the Olympic Games, which will be held this year in Tokyo. The team is made up of Jewish-American players who have qualified to represent Israel by becoming citizens only in the last year-and-a-half. It’s a remarkable and inspiring story:…
Julie Schumer is an abstract expressionist painter who works out of her studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Although always passionate about art, she took an extended career detour after becoming an attorney. In 2000, at the urging of longtime friend and artist James Koskinas, Schumer got back on track to creating art full-time. Her…
The Shalva Band is an Israeli musical group composed of eight members who have a variety of disabilities. The band has inspired audiences in Israel and countries in North America, South America, and Europe. Last year Shalva competed in the Israeli reality show Rising Star to the Eurovision 2019. They eventually withdrew from the contest…
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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!
To learn about these and many more AmazingJews, watch a compilation put together by JewOfTheWeek.net in 2015 and posted on YouTube. >>
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