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Daily Archives: October 26, 2020

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Dan Wolf: Founder and CEO of Regional Airline Cape Air

BUSINESSBy Lenny GiteckOctober 26, 2020

In 1988, Dan Wolf (63) — a lifelong aviation buff — founded the regional airline company Cape Air, which began with one route, six employees, and one airplane. Since then it has grown into America’s largest independent regionally based airline. Today Cape Air has 94 aircraft and 1,000 employees; it serves parts of the East…

Cuba’s Jews: The Jewish Presence on the Island, Past and Present

CULTUREBy Lenny GiteckOctober 26, 2020

Although Jews have lived on the island nation of Cuba for hundreds of years, their numbers today are greatly diminished largely due to emigration. In 2007, it was estimated there were approximately 1,500 Cuban Jews, the vast majority in Havana. Since then, hundreds of those have reportedly left for Israel. To learn more about this…

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FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. Approximately how long ago was Abraham — the father of Judaism — born?
    b. 4,000 years ago
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  3. 2. Approximately when was Moses — who led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt — born?
    a. 14th century BCE
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  5. 3. Approximately when did Kind David rule the Jewish people?
    a. 1000 BCE
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  7. 4. Who built the first Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?
    b. King Solomon
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  9. 5. Only rabbis and cantors are authorized to lead Jewish prayer services.
    b. False
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  11. 6. Judaism is the _____ largest religion in the world.
    d. 10th
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NAME THAT JEW! ANSWER

 

Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979)

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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

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