The Abraham Accords, which ushered in peace agreements between Israel and four countries — the United Arab Emirates, Bahrein, Sudan, and Morocco — has shown for the first time in decades that peace is possible between the Jewish state and Muslin nations. Other players — Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, for example — may be next.…
“Wolf: A Story of Hate” is the true story of Zeev Sheinwald, who during World War II was…
Chitayat created a video titled “I’m That Jew” and gave a Ted Talk about the story behind the video and the response it elicited.
J. Daniel Khazzoom (b. 1933) was raised in Baghdad, Iraq. At age 8, he witnessed the infamous Farhud pogrom against the Jewish community of Baghdad, in which hundreds were murdered and thousands injured. Ten years later, Khazzoom left his family and fled to Israel, where he served in the IDF and earned a doctorate in…
Compared to the nations of Europe and elsewhere, America has been extraordinarily good to the Jewish people and its Jewish citizens. Jews have returned the favor by making enormous contributions to American society. Still, prejudice against Jews has existed in the U.S. throughout its history. Unfortunately, it has been renewed and strengthened by an upsurge…
Although nothing can compare to the horror of thousands of lynchings of African Americans in the United States, members of other ethnic groups — including Jewish Americans — were also lynched. Perhaps the most infamous Jewish case was the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915. Frank, a 30-year-old factory superintendent in Atlanta was convicted —…
During the Nazi occupation of the Ukraine, five Jewish families lived in a lengthy cave system for more than a year to avoid certain death. Men from the families left the cave at night to forage for food; one sat at the cave entrance, ready to stab to death any unwanted interlopers. The Jews fashioned…
An in-depth interview by Lenny Giteck, publisher and editor In recent years, antisemitic beliefs and incidents have risen sharply on US college and university campuses, creating a hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty members alike. Some of the rise in antisemitism stems from activities by anti-Zionist, anti-Israel activists who employ swastikas and other Jew-hatred…
Roald Dahl was a much-loved British writer primarily known for his children’s books.
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in two cases related to the Nazis’ forced sale of valuable art by Jews at extremely reduced prices. One case involves the heirs of Hungarian Jews; the other involves heirs of German Jews. The cases raise legal questions about whether such claims involving foreign countries can be…
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