Category Archives: IN THE SPOTLIGHT

// Ruth Handler: The Woman Who Created the Barbie Doll and Co-founded the Mattel Toy Company

Ed note: With all the hoopla about the recently released “Barbie” movie, we thought this was the time to turn the spotlight on Barbie’s “Jewish mother.”

|| Capital Jewish Museum: Focusing on the History of Jewish Life in Washington, D.C. and the Metro Area

Focusing on the history of Jewish life in the American capital city and the surrounding metropolitan area…

|| Susan Polgar: Considered by Many to Be the World’s Greatest Female Chess Champion

Susan Polgar is a renowned Hungarian-American chess grandmaster….

| Michael Leven: Visionary Philanthropist Who Co-Founded the Jewish Future Pledge

Michael (Mike) Leven, 83, had a stellar business career, but now in his later years he has turned his attention to his love of the Jewish people and Israel. Inspired by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge, Mike co-founded the Jewish Future Pledge, “a worldwide movement inspiring Jews of all backgrounds to commit that…

Amy Spitalnick: Anti-White Supremacist Crusader and Soon-to-Become CEO of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action

Amy Spitalnick, 36, spearheaded a four-year-long legal battle…

Comedy Legend Billy Crystal Gets Audience at 2022 Tony Awards to Join in With His ‘Yiddish’ Scat Singing

The audience members — including cameos by Samuel L. Jackson and Lin-Manuel Miranda…

Jack Jacobs: Vietnam War Hero and Recipient of the Medal of Honor and Other Awards for Valor

Jack Howard Jacobs , 76, is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam War. On March 9, 1968, he was working as the assistant battalion advisor for the South Vietnamese army’s 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. During a mission…

Jessica Meir: Will the Jewish-American Astronaut Be the First Woman on the Moon?

Meir has become part of NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return humans — including possibly a woman — to the Moon by 2025.

Jared Isaacman: Crew Member and Mission Commander on the Historic Inspiration4 Civilian Space Flight

Jared Isaacman — a 38-year-old self-made billionaire — was one of four civilian astronauts on the recent Inspiration4 historic space flight. He was the Mission Commander of the three-day space excursion as well. In addition to being the founder of Draken International and Shift4 Payments (where he’s the CEO), he has numerous extraordinary achievements to…

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

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…