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Daily Archives: February 3, 2021

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Natan Levy: First and Only Israeli Mixed Martial Arts Fighter in the UFC

ATHLETICSBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 3, 2021

Natan Levy is a 29-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Israel, the only one from the Jewish state in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In his relatively short professional career, his record so far is 6-0-0 (wins-losses-draws). Natan was born and raised in France before immigrating with his family to Israel. He honed his…

Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Woman and Biden’s Pick for Assistant Secretary of Health

GOVERNMENTBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 3, 2021

Dr. Rachel L. Levine is a 63-year-old pediatrician who was head of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 till early 2021. President Joe Biden has tapped her to be the Assistant Secretary of Health in his administration. Dr. Levine, who also is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of…

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  1. 1. How many plagues did God inflict on the Egyptians according to the Book of Exodus?
    c. Ten
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  3. 2. Which plague convinced Pharoah to free the enslaved Hebrews?
    c. Killing of the first-born sons
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  5. 3. What does the Hebrew word seder mean in English?
    a. Order
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  7. 4. Who was Mosses’ brother?
    b. Aaron
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  9. 5. Approximately how long were the Hebrews slaves in Egypt?
    d. 400 years

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Jesse Eisenberg

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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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