Republicans and Antisemitism: Has the ‘Party of Lincoln’ Become the Party of Jew-Haters?
Columnist Douglas Bloomfield writes in “The GOP has an antisemitism problem — opinion”…
Columnist Douglas Bloomfield writes in “The GOP has an antisemitism problem — opinion”…
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building had a profound effect on most Americans — but for Nathan Wolfson — a Jewish resident of Washington, D.C., who lives close to where the riot took place — it was especially disturbing. (He is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University.) Wolfson’s grandmother was a…
Diaspora Jewish men have long been depicted as more closely resembling Woody Allen…
Here we focus on the problem through the eyes of two Jewish college students, both of whom have experienced Jew-hatred…
In a incisive article published in The Jerusalem Post, former Canadian ambassador to Israel (2014 — 2016) Vivian Bercovici labels the idea that American Jews are somehow immune to antisemitim a myth. Sobering though it may be, her article is important reading. Quote: “In recent weeks, we have seen chilling video clips of Jews…
In a perceptive and thought-provoking opinion piece in ‘The Washington Post,” Swerdlick asks why…
Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo (born 1946) is a Dutch-born, Israeli rabbi, philosopher and scholar of Judaism. A sought-after lecturer on the international stage for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, Cardozo is known for his original and often controversial insights into Judaism. His ideas are widely debated on an international level on social media, blogs, books,…
Brilliant theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 — April 18, 1955) was no stranger to antisemitism. The great scientist and philosophical thinker, born in Germany, experienced Jew-hate throughout his career. In 1933, he left Europe because of the rise of Nazism, eventually making his way to the United States. Einstein was witness to the…
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…
In December 2019, The Atlantic magazine published an in-depth article on the fear gripping…
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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