A medical device invented by Dr. Eliezer Be’eri of Jerusalem’s ALYN Hospital 10 years ago is in an advanced approval stage by Chinese authorities for use with COVID-19 patients. Once it is approved — which may happen in a matter of weeks — the CoughSynch machine will remove secretions from patients’ lungs and may help…
Bea Zalsow was born in 1914 in The Bronx, New York, when ragtime was in full swing and Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States. A century later, she gave an interview about life and her philosophy regarding reaching an advanced age. A brief segment of the interview is linked below. Bea Zaslow passed…
Businessman and philanthropist Steve Ballmer, 63, is perhaps best known for his stint as CEO of the Microsoft Corporation, which lasted from 2000 to 2014. Currently he owns the NBA team Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer is also known for his extremely exuberant style (which some would say is over the top and crazed). He’s reported…
Dr. Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College, London. A primary focus…
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!
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