Since the end of the Second World War, there have been hundreds of books written about the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. It is probably the most investigated, most chronicled single event in human history (despite Holocaust deniers’ obscene claims). The four lists linked below give valuable guidance about the best of those books to…
‘The Postcard’ tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and…
David de Jong is a Dutch-born journalist and author who now lives in Tel Aviv. His first book, “Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties”…
Tirzah Firestone is both an ordained rabbi — affiliated with the Jewish Renewal movement — and a PhD analytical psychotherapist…
Ben M. Freeman is a gay Jewish author and internationally known educator. He focuses on…
A dark chapter in American history when the pseudoscience of eugenics was used to exclude Jews and others…
David Baddiel (56), an English comedian, novelist, and television presenter, is known for his work alongside comedian Rob Newman in The Mary Whitehouse Experience . He’s also known for his partnership with comedian Frank Skinner. Baddiel is a screenwriter and published novelist, having written the children’s novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller, AniMalcolm, Birthday…
Lev Raphael is a prolific author of more than 20 books. The 66-year-old Raphael is the son of Holocaust survivors who barely escaped with their lives. One of his signature works is My Germany, a memoir about his quest to gain a deeper understanding of himself, his parents, their murdered family members, Germany, and the…
“Wolf: A Story of Hate” is the true story of Zeev Sheinwald, who during World War II was…
Talia Lavin — a 31-year-old journalist, anti-fascist, and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors…
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