Batter Up! 10 Great Jewish Baseball Players From the Past Who Aren’t That Well-Known Today
Do you consider yourself to be a maven when it comes to Jewish players in Major League Baseball? Maybe… but
Do you consider yourself to be a maven when it comes to Jewish players in Major League Baseball? Maybe… but
Rabbi Dr. David G. Dalinis a noted historian and the author, co-author, or editor of 12 books on American Jewish…
Attorney Daniel (“Dan”) Goldman, 46, served as lead majority counsel in the first impeachment…
Neil Gaiman is a British author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio…
Zionism — the national liberation movement of the Jewish people dedicated to establishing an independent Jewish state — emerged in Europe in the late 19th century under the leadership of Theodore Herzl (pictured). Herzl (May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish lawyer, journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer. The First Zionist…
Neuroendocrinologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky, 65, is a professor of biology, neurology, and neurological sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Sapolsky is the author of numerous books, including: Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. In the videos linked below, he tackles these profound and intriguing subjects: human cruelty and the role our brains…
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of this year, an American Jewish group…
Amy Spitalnick, 36, spearheaded a four-year-long legal battle…
Ruth Marcus is a political commentator who– among other things — writes a weekly op-ed column for The Washington Post
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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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