Tovah Feldshuh, 74, is an actress, singer, and playwright. She’s been a Broadway star for 50 years, earning four Tony Award nominations. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations for Holocaust and Law & Order, and appeared in such films as A Walk on the Moon, She’s Funny That Way, and Kissing Jessica Stein.…
Known worldwide by his last name, Topol will forever be identified with the role of Tevya in the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Actor Noah Schnapp,18, gained recognition for playing Will Byers in the Netflix…
Recipient of an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Critics’ Circle Theatre Award.
Neil Gaiman is a British author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio…
Actor and comedian Simon Helberg is best known for playing Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’ (2007–2019)…
Actor, playwright, and screenwriter Harvey Fierstein, 69, is best known for his theater work in…
Actress, comedian, writer, and producer Alexandrea “Alex” Borstein plays Susie Myerson on…
Actor Willie Garson (Feb. 20, 1964 – Sept. 21, 2021) has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. Garson was best known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex and the…
Ed Asner is best known for his roles on ”The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spin-off series, “Lou Grant” (among other shows).
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