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Freedom Farm Sanctuary: Rescuing and Rehabilitating Abused, Neglected, Disabled Farm Animals

TIKKUN OLAMBy Lenny GiteckJune 30, 2021

The facility is the brainchild and passion of two Israeli businesswomen: Adit Romano and Meital Ben Ari…

Sam Altman: Highly Intelligent Human Observations on Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship

IDEAS TO PONDERBy Lenny GiteckJune 28, 2021

Sam Altmanis an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He’s the CEO of OpenAI…

Scooter Braun: Media Mogul, Entrepreneur, Record Executive, and Investor

BUSINESSBy Lenny GiteckJune 27, 2021

He’s the manager for artists such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, and others…

Collapsed Condo Disaster in Florida: American Jews and Israel Rally to Provide Assistance

IN THE NEWSBy Lenny GiteckJune 26, 2021

In the early morning hours of June 24, a large section of a 40-year-old, 12-storey condo building in Surfside, Fla. (a small town near Miami Beach) collapsed.

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh: First Female Israeli Druze MK Becomes First Druze Jewish Agency Emissary

THE ISRAEL FILEBy Lenny GiteckJune 23, 2021

She has been appointed to be the first Druze emissary for the Jewish Agency for Israel, with a focus on reaching out to U.S. college…

Zsolt Balla: Appointed Chief Rabbi and Jewish Religious Counsellor of the German Armed Forces

IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Lenny GiteckJune 22, 2021

In the First World War, an estimated 100,000 German Jews served in their country’s army, of whom 12,000 were killed in action…

Egg Creams: Once a Mainstay of the New York Jewish Scene, Made Without Egg or Cream

CULTUREBy Lenny GiteckJune 22, 2021

Back in the day in New York City — “the day” being the 1920s through 1950s — when pharmacies and five-and-dimes had soda fountains…

Yael Braun: An Orthodox Woman Helping Other Women Obtain a Jewish Divorce

RELIGIONBy Lenny GiteckJune 21, 2021

According to Jewish religious law, both parties in a marriage must agree to divorce…

Ed Asner: Venerable Television Actor Who Won a Record (for a Male) Seven Primetime Emmys

SHOW BIZBy Lenny GiteckJune 20, 2021

Ed Asner is best known for his roles on ”The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spin-off series, “Lou Grant” (among other shows).

Roy Lichtenstein: Pioneer and Leading Figure in the American Pop Art Movement

THE ARTSBy Lenny GiteckJune 14, 2021

During the 1960s — along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, among others…

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Edward Teller

Learn more about him from Wikipedia… click here.

FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. According to the Hebrew Bible (Tanach or Tanakh), who was the first king of the ancient United Kingdom of Israel?
    c. King Saul
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  3. 2. In addition to his wife, Ahinoam, King Saul had a concubine named __________.
    b. Rizpah
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  5. 3. Which king built the first Temple in Jerusalem? ________.
    c. King Solomon
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  7. 4. 4. What was the relationship between King Saul and King David? David was Saul’s _________.
    b. Son-in-law
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  9. 5. Who was King Solomon’s father?
    d. King David
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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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