P!nk (a stylized rendering of Pink), 40, is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, and model. She’s sold more than 90 million albums and has garnered numerous awards — including three Grammys, seven MTV Video Music Awards, and a Daytime Emmy. Recently, she pledged to donate $500,000 to help fight the deadly brushfires in…
Nicole Krauss, 45, is a highly successful novelist and short-story writer. Her novels Man Walks Into a Room (2002), The History of Love (2005), Great House (2010) and Forest Dark (2017) have been translated into 35 languages. Short-fiction works by Krauss have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, and Esquire magazines. Quotes: “What is…
Leonard Bernstein (Aug. 25, 1918 — Oct. 14, 1990) has been acclaimed as perhaps the greatest musical genius of the 20th century, and as “one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history.” Bernstein was a revered orchestra conductor who spent many years on the podium of the New York Philharmonic, as…
When the topic of environmental pollution comes up, used toothpaste tubes generally…
Paul Kolker is a renowned, New York-based contemporary artist who continues…
Dr. Carl Sagan (Nov. 9, 1934 — Dec. 20, 1996) was an accomplished and highly respected astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, and astrobiologist However, his main contribution may have been to bring his scientific knowledge to the masses. Yes, Sagan was a scientist, but his communication style and expressive observations put him in the category of poet…
Noah R. Feldman, 49, is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. One focus of his work is the relationship between law, politics, and religion — including the First Amendment’s bearing on church-and-state issues. He’s also an expert on issues related to Islam. In 2019, Feldman testified before the House Intelligence Committee…
Marc Jacobs, 56, is the head designer of his eponymous fashion label. Previously, he was creative director of the Louis Vuitton design house. In 2010, Jacobs appeared on Time magazine’s “Time 100 List” of the 100 most influential people in the world; two years later, he was on Out magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Gay Men…
Sam Stein, 44, is a political editor at The Daily Beast and a pundit who appears regularly on MSNBC. Previously, he was a longtime reporter and editor at The Huffington Post. In 2011, while at HuffPost, Stein was included in that year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Media List. Before that he was employed by Newsweek,…
Actor Harvey Keitel, 80, has had major roles in numerous feature films, including the following: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), The Duellists (1977), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Bugsy (1991), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Piano (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Cop Land…
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