Among other things, William Safire (Dec. 17, 1929 – Sept. 27, 2009) was a longtime syndicated political columnist for The New York Times and wrote the “On Language” column in The New York Times Magazine about popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics. In 1978, Safire won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary…
Elissa Slotkin, 47, is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan’s 7th congressional district since 2019. The district, numbered as the 8th district from 2019 to 2023, is based in Lansing and stretches into Detroit’s outer western suburbs. Slotkin is a member of the Democratic Party. Before entering politics, she was a…
Nicole Eisenman (born 1965) is a French-born American artist known for her oil paintings and sculptures. She has been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship (1996), the Carnegie Prize (2013), and has thrice been included in the Whitney Biennial (1995, 2012, 2019). On September 29, 2015, she won a MacArthur Fellowship award for “restoring the representation of…
Shalom, Dear Reader: You’ve probably been following the intensive news coverage of open warfare between Iran and Israel, and between Israel and Iran’s proxies — Hezbollah primary among them. The Iranian leadership reiterated the country’s intention to wipe “the Zionist regime” off the map — a threat they’ve made many times. For comprehensive updates on…
Ryan Goodman is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and is the founding co-editor-in-chief of its website Just Security, which focuses on U.S. national security law and policy. Goodman joined the NYU faculty in 2009. Prior to moving to NYU, Goodman was the inaugural Rita E.…
On February 13, 2024, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, 64, allegedly for failing to adequately address the illegal immigration issue at the U.S.-Mexico border. The move was widely seen as politically motivated. The U.S. Senate voted through a point of order that the charges…
It doesn’t happen often, but on occasion Muslims — indoctrinated to despise Israel and the Jewish people — convert to Judaism and become ardent supporters of the Jewish religion and nation. In doing so, they may risk being severely punished or even losing their life. The videos linked below offer some fascinating examples. Watch…
Kenneth Holtzman (November 3, 1945 – April 15, 2024) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1965 through 1979 for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees. With the Cubs, Holtzman pitched two no-hitters. He played for the Athletics’ dynasty…
“As humanity struggles to address the worsening climate crisis, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the largest denomination in North American Jewish life, has taken a landmark step to encourage positive climate action through the Movement’s investment strategies. In a newly adopted resolution, the URJ has committed to ‘till and tend the earth,’ as the…
In Judaism, views on abortion draw primarily upon the legal and ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the case-by-case decisions of responsa, and other rabbinic literature. While all major Jewish religious movements allow or encourage abortion in order to save the life of a pregnant woman, authorities differ on when and whether it…
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