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| Jonah Goldberg: Conservative Political Analyst, Columnist, and Author

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckNovember 12, 2022

No, not all Jewish media figures are liberals. Jonah Goldberg is a conservative syndicated columnist…

Ruth Marcus: Op-Ed Columnist and Deputy Editorial Page Editor at ‘The Washington Post’

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckAugust 27, 2022

Ruth Marcus is a political commentator who– among other things — writes a weekly op-ed column for The Washington Post

Jon Stewart: Comedian, Political Commentator, Television Host, and Healthcare Advocate

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckJune 12, 2022

He hosted ‘The Daily Show,’ a satirical news program on Comedy Central, from 1999 to 2015. He now hosts…

Dan Abrams: Media Entrepreneur, Television Host, Legal Commentator, and Author

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckApril 23, 2022

Dan Abrams is currently the host of the prime-time show “Dan Abrams Live” on NewsNation, and “The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets the Law” on SiriusXM’s…

Stephen Dubner: Author, Journalist, and Host of ‘Freakonomics Radio’

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckJanuary 20, 2022

Author and journalist Stephen Dubner hosts the popular podcast and NPR program…

Ari Shapiro: A Rotating Host of NPR News Show ‘All Things Considered’

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckSeptember 28, 2021

Ari Shapiro (43) is a radio journalist and one of four rotating hosts National Public Radio’s flagship news program All Things Considered. He previously served as White House correspondent and international correspondent based in London for NPR. In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine Paper included Shapiro in an annual list of “Beautiful People,” saying he…

Michael S. Schmidt: Prize-Winning Journalist for ‘The New York Times’ and Guest Analyst on MSNBC

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckJune 12, 2021

His reporting on high-profile stories has garnered him two Pulitzer Prizes, among other awards…

Herb Caen: Newspaper Columnist Who Was the Voice of San Francisco for Almost Six Decades

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckMay 3, 2021

Herbert “Herb” Caen (April 3, 1916 — Feb. 1, 1997) was a San Francisco humorist and journalist whose daily column of local goings-on and insider gossip…

Zeke Miller: President of the White House Correspondents’ Association

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckMarch 17, 2021

Zeke Miller is a White House reporter for The Associated Press and president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. Until October 2017 he was the White House correspondent for TIME, where he worked since 2013 as a political reporter covering the White House, national politics, and the 2016 presidential campaign. He previously was the first…

Wolf Blitzer: Principal Anchor at CNN and Host of ‘The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer’

MEDIABy Lenny GiteckFebruary 4, 2021

Wolf Isaac Blitzer (72) is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable people in America. A journalist, television news anchor, and author, Blitzer has been a CNN reporter since 1990 and is currently Principal Anchor at the network. He is the host of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, and until 2021 served as the network’s…

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FUN QUIZ ANSWERS

 

  1. 1. How many “Principles of Faith” did the great 12th century philosopher and scholar Maimonides postulate?
    d. 13
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  3. 2. Judaism is not just a religion. It is a culture, a political force, and even an ethnic group.
    a. True
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  5. 3. How many times a day do observant Jews pray?
    a. Three
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  7. 4. The Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), worn during prayer services, has knotted fringes or tassels at each corner of the shawl. What are they called?
    c. Tzitzit
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  9. 5. In contrast to Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism holds that while both written teaching and oral traditions have a divine origin, how they’re interpreted is up to the rabbis and may reflect modern circumstances.
    a. True
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  11. 6. What percentage of Jews live outside Israel and the United States?
    c. 24%
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NAME THAT JEW! ANSWER

 

Irving Berlin

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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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