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Monthly Archives: November 2020

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Jon Stewart: For 16 Years, Host of the Satirical News Program ‘The Daily Show’

HILARIOUS JEWSBy Lenny GiteckNovember 30, 2020

Jon Stewart (58) is a comedian, writer, producer, director, political commentator, actor, and television host.

The Black Jews of Africa: Oral Traditions, Religious Practices, Genetics

CULTUREBy Lenny GiteckNovember 29, 2020

The mass aliya of Ethiopian Jews to Israel is the stuff of legend — but it was fraught with vexing issues. Perhaps most notable: the question of whether the new immigrants truly were Jews. Since then, that question has largely been answered in the affirmative. (The Ethiopian Jews had to undergo pro forma “conversions” to…

Oren Liebermann: Jerusalem Correspondent for CNN and Author of Book on Diabetes

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckNovember 26, 2020

Journalist Oren Liebermann (37 or 38), the Jerusalem correspondent for CNN, grew up in Israel and New Jersey. He holds dual U.S. — Israeli citizenship and speaks both Hebrew (his first language) and English fluently. As a journalist, Liebermann has garnered two Emmys and three Associated Press awards. After being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes…

Expressions of Acceptance: Against the Odds, Muslims and Jews Find and Explore Their Common Humanity

TIKKUN OLAMBy Lenny GiteckNovember 26, 2020

It’s easy to conclude that the enmity between Muslims and Jews is intractable and probably will exist forever. The five videos linked below belie that conclusion. They may represent only a small fraction of interactions between the two religious groups, but they are real and meaningful and inspiring. There is hope!   Quote: “We are…

Greg Joseph: Placekicker for the National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers

ATHLETICSBy Lenny GiteckNovember 26, 2020

Greg Joseph (26) made his NFL debut with the Cleveland Browns. Currently, he is placekicker on the practice squad for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Joseph has also played for the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Tennessee Titans. As a youngster, he played football and soccer at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Florida. Joseph,…

Walter Mosley: Winner of Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckNovember 23, 2020

Walter Ellis Mosley (68) is a Jewish African-American writer (Jewish mother, non-Jewish father) who recently was awarded the prestigious National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He is the first Black man to receive the honor (although not the first Jew). Mainly known for writing best-selling crime novels, Mosley is the author…

Andrew Weissmann: The ‘Pit Bull’ in the Robert Mueller Investigation

THE LAWBy Lenny GiteckNovember 21, 2020

Attorney Andrew A. Weissmann (62) became the chief of the criminal fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2015. Two years later he was appointed to a management role on the 2017 Special Counsel team headed by Robert Mueller. The Muller investigation into President Donald Trump ended in 2019, after which Weissmann went…

Female Cantors: Raising Beautiful Voices in Song and Prayer

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckNovember 20, 2020

Some 65 years ago, the idea of women serving as cantors in temples and synagogues seemed fanciful. In 1955, reportedly, Betty Robbins because the first female cantor in the U.S. In 1975, Barbara Ostfeld became the first woman to be ordained as a female cantor. Today, a great many female cantors serve in Reform and…

President-Elect Biden Names Five Qualified, Experienced Jews for High Posts in His Administration (So Far)

IN THE NEWSBy Lenny GiteckNovember 19, 2020

As of this writing, President-Elect Joe Biden has named four Jewish men and a Jewish woman to key positions in his administration — all of whom are listed below. Nominees to cabinet-level posts will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.   WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF   Ronald “Ron” Klain (59) is an…

Gertrud Kauders: Artist Who Hid Hundreds of Her Paintings Before She Was Killed by the Nazis

THE ARTSBy Lenny GiteckNovember 18, 2020

Gertrud Kauders (1883 — 1942) was a talented Jewish-Czech artist who was murdered by the Nazis in the Majdanek concentration camp. Her family had pleaded with her to leave Czechoslovakia early on, but she refused. It would prove to be a fatal mistake. Kauders was almost lost to history until recently, when some 700 of…

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FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. How many “Principles of Faith” did the great 12th century philosopher and scholar Maimonides postulate?
    d. 13
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  3. 2. Judaism is not just a religion. It is a culture, a political force, and even an ethnic group.
    a. True
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  5. 3. How many times a day do observant Jews pray?
    a. Three
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  7. 4. The Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), worn during prayer services, has knotted fringes or tassels at each corner of the shawl. What are they called?
    c. Tzitzit
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  9. 5. In contrast to Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism holds that while both written teaching and oral traditions have a divine origin, how they’re interpreted is up to the rabbis and may reflect modern circumstances.
    a. True
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  11. 6. What percentage of Jews live outside Israel and the United States?
    c. 24%
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NAME THAT JEW! ANSWER

 

Irving Berlin

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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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