| Ryan Turell: Former Yeshiva U. Basketballer, First Orthodox Jew to Play in the NBA
Ryan Turell plays forward for the Motor City Cruise, an affiliate of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons in the NBA G League…
| Jonah Goldberg: Conservative Political Analyst, Columnist, and Author
No, not all Jewish media figures are liberals. Jonah Goldberg is a conservative syndicated columnist…
| Josh Shapiro: Winner of 2022 Gubernatorial Race in Pennsylvania
In the recent 2022 midterm elections, Democrat Josh Shapiro , 49, defeated Republican Doug Mastriano by a double-digit margin. Mastriano is a far-right extremist and a prominent figure in fundamentalist Christian nationalism. He has called the separation of church and state a myth, and has been accused of being a racist and antisemite. Shapiro has…
Ray Gelato: British Bandleader and Major Force Behind the Revival of Swing Music
Ray Keith Irwin, known professionally as Ray Gelato, is a British jazz, swing, and jump blues saxophonist, singer, and bandleader.
Lehrhaus: A Boston Tavern for Studying Jewish Texts, Eating, and Drinking Beer
Come this fall, Boston’s Jews (and non-Jews as well) will have an nontraditional venue where they can learn more about Judaism. It’s a tavern, complete with food reflecting the Jewish diaspora, as well as beer and creative cocktails from a well-known bartender. Most important, there will be Jewish learning guides, events, and classes. That’s what’s…
Sam Altman: Striving to Advance Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Humanity
Sam Altman is an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He’s the CEO and one of the founders of OpenAI, a for-profit research company whose goal…
Art Spiegelman: Pulitzer Prize Winner for ‘Maus,’ His Graphic Novel About the Holocaust
In 1992, “Maus” became the first and so far only graphic novel to win a Pulitzer Prize (the Special Award in Letters).
Stephen Jay Gould: Paleontologist, Evolutionary Biologist, and Science Historian
Gould’s most significant contribution to evolutionary biology was the theory of punctuated equilibrium, developed with Niles Eldredge in 1972.
The Role of Women in Judaism According to Halacha and Orthodox Belief
The three main streams of Judaism — Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform — differ in a number of ways…
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
To learn about these and many more AmazingJews, watch a compilation put together by JewOfTheWeek.net in 2015 and posted on YouTube.