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| Motty Steinmetz: In the Hasidic World, a Superstar Singer of Jewish Religious Songs

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckNovember 20, 2022

The 30-year-old singer of religious Jewish songs, with the lyrics often being taken directly…

Ray Gelato: British Bandleader and Major Force Behind the Revival of Swing Music

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckSeptember 4, 2022

Ray Keith Irwin, known professionally as Ray Gelato, is a British jazz, swing, and jump blues saxophonist, singer, and bandleader.

Moroccan Jewish Music: Striving to Preserve a Rich Heritage That Is Disappearing

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckJune 19, 2022

The Jewish community of Morocco once numbered more than 250,000; now only…

Eugen Engel: Murdered by the Nazis, His Opera Is Performed in Germany Eight Decades Later

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckApril 23, 2022

Eight decades ago, Eugen Engel, a Berlin-based Jewish textile tradesman by day, was murdered by…

Adam Lambert: From ‘America’s Got Talent’ in 2009 to Star Singer/ Songwriter Today

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckJanuary 21, 2022

Singer/songwriter Adam Lambert got his big break in show business by appearing on…

Clive Davis: Record Producer Who Has Guided the Careers of Many Music Stars

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckSeptember 29, 2021

Clive Davis, an iconic record producer and music industry executive, has won five Grammy…

Marvin Hamlisch: EGOT Award-Winning Composer for TV, Broadway Stage, and Silver Screen

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckJune 13, 2021

He was one of only 16 EGOT winners, meaning he garnered Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He was one of only two people…

Kosha Dillz: The World’s Only Rapper Who Is Named After Pickles and Raps About Bagels!

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckApril 22, 2021

Although many in the… uh… older crowd might question characterizing rapper Kosha Dills (and perhaps all rappers) as performing “music,” it is undeniable that rap and hip hop have a huge fan base. Thirty-nine year old Dillz (birth name Rami Matan Even-Esh) is the son of Israeli immigrants to the U.S. Although he rhymes in…

Carole King: Legendary Singer/Songwriter for Six Decades, With 118 ‘Billboard’ Pop Hits!

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckMarch 14, 2021

Active on the music scene since 1958. Wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard “Hot 100.” Made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry. Record sales estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. Winner of four Grammy Awards. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall…

Stephen Sondheim: Perhaps the Greatest Figure in American Musical Theater History

MUSICBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 8, 2021

 Stephen Sondheim (90) is considered to be one of the all-time greats — perhaps the all-time great — of the American musical theater. His best-known works as composer and lyricist include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,…

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  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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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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