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Lev Raphael: Author of More Than 20 Books, Including Works on Jewish Themes

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckDecember 29, 2020

Lev Raphael is a prolific author who has penned more than 20 books, including Stick up for Yourself, Coming Out of Shame, The Death of a Constant Lover, Dancing on Tisha B’av, My Germany, Little Miss Evil, Burning Down the House, Tropic of Murder, Assault with a Deadly Lie, and Criminal Kabbalah. A number of…

Walter Mosley: Winner of Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckNovember 23, 2020

Walter Ellis Mosley (68) is a Jewish African-American writer (Jewish mother, non-Jewish father) who recently was awarded the prestigious National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He is the first Black man to receive the honor (although not the first Jew). Mainly known for writing best-selling crime novels, Mosley is the author…

Tony Schwartz: Trump Critic and Remorseful Ghostwriter of ‘Trump: The Art of the Deal’

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckOctober 16, 2020

Tony Schwartz (68) is famously known — or infamously known, depending on one’s point of view — for being the ghostwriter of the bestselling book Trump: The Art of the Deal. He says he has regretted his participation in the project for decades. Other books penned by Schwartz include What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom…

William Goldman: Novelist, Playwright, and Two-Time Oscar-Winning Screenwriter

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckSeptember 10, 2020

William Goldman (Aug. 12, 1931 – Nov. 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He won Academy Awards for his screenplays Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and All the President’s Men (1976). His other works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and his cult classic comedy/fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both…

Ron Chernow: Author of ‘Alexander Hamilton,’ Basis for the Hit Musical

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckAugust 12, 2020

Previously, we featured Ron Chernow, 71, in the Spotlight section of this website after he was the main speaker at the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Now we feature him again in recognition of his writing Alexander Hamilton, the 2004 biography of one of America’s most notable Founding Fathers. Chernow’s book later became the inspiration…

David Litt: Bestselling Author and Former White House Speechwriter

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckJuly 9, 2020

David Litt was a speechwriter for President Barack Obama; he specialized in writing funny lines to be delivered by the president. (He began working in the White House at the age of 24.) His first book, comedic memoir Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years, was a New York Times bestseller. His new book,…

Bruce Feiler: Bestselling Author and ‘New York Times’ Columnist

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckJune 2, 2020

Bruce Feiler, 55, has authored 15 books — six of which have appeared consecutively on The New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. Two of the titles are Council of Dads and Life Is In The Transitions. Feiler writes the “This Life” column in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and is a television…

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Best-Seller About Women Special Ops Fighters

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckMay 2, 2020

Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, born in 1973, wrote Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield (2015) and The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011), both of which were on the The New York Times best-seller list. Her book Ashley’s War is being turned into a feature film…

Ben Mezrich: Prolific Author of More Than 20 Published Books

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckMarch 26, 2020

Ben Mezrich, 51, has written more than 20 published books — including Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, which was made into the movie 21. Other Mezrich titles include Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for…

Nathan Englander: Award-Winning Novelist and Short-Story Writer

WRITINGBy Lenny GiteckFebruary 20, 2020

Nathan Englander, 50, has penned two highly acclaimed compilations of short stories…

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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?

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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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