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Daily Archives: August 12, 2020

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Anna Levine: An Amazing Woman Who Lived an Extraordinary Life and Died of COVID-19 at Age 91

IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Lenny GiteckAugust 12, 2020

Sadly, Anna Levine (z”l) passed away from coronavirus on April 22 at the age of 91. Happily, she had led an amazing life before her death. Anna became an attorney at 62; she marched for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was present for his “I Have Dream Speech”; she demonstrated at…

Ron Chernow: Author of ‘Alexander Hamilton,’ Basis for the Hit Musical

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckAugust 12, 2020

Previously, we featured Ron Chernow, 71, in the Spotlight section of this website after he was the main speaker at the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Now we feature him again in recognition of his writing Alexander Hamilton, the 2004 biography of one of America’s most notable Founding Fathers. Chernow’s book later became the inspiration…

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FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. How many days after a male Jewish child is born is the circumcision performed?
    d. 8 days
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  3. 2. Rabbis are considered to be divine and infallible as soon as they’re ordained.
    b. False
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  5. 3. ___________ is a mystical type of Torah study centered on spiritual enlightenment and personal growth.
    b. Kabbalah
  6.  

  7. 4. Judaism is one of three Abrahamic religions. The other two are…
    c. Christianity and Islam
  8.  

  9. 5. The doctrine of original sin is one of the beliefs of the Jewish religion.
    b. False
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  11. 6. The Saturday evening religious ceremony that separates the holy Shabbat from the rest of the week is called…
    a. Havdalah
  12.  

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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

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