Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you undoubtedly are aware of rap superstar Ye’s (formerly Kanye West’s) blatantly antisemitic comments, which have brought forth a firestorm of criticism and business cancellations. Ye has doubled down on his sentiments, even claiming the backlash “proves” his claim about supposed Jewish media…
The Proud Boys came to the attention of most Americans when Donald Trump, during the first 2020 presidential debate, told the group to “stand back and stand ready.” The violent white supremacists certainly stood ready: They played a major role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the nation’s Capitol. In 2017, Gavin McGinnis, founder and…
The best-known incident involving antisemitism and actor, film director, producer, and…
Alexander Lukashenko, strongman of Belarus, has been in the news quite a bit lately. First was the diversion of an airliner…
Ezra Pound (Oct. 30, 1885 – Nov. 1 1972) was a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement. He also was an American expatriate collaborator in Italy: During the Second World War, Pound embraced Benito Mussolini’s fascism and expressed support for Adolf Hitler. While the war and the Holocaust were underway, he made hundreds…
Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot (Sept. 26, 1888 — Jan. 4, 1965) was a major 20th century Modernist poet — plus essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic, and editor. His most notable poems include “The Waste Land” (1922), “The Hollow Men” (1925), “Ash Wednesday” (1930), and “Four Quartets” (1943). Although allegations that he was an antisemite have…
Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel (August 1883 to January 1971) is a revered figure in the world of fashion. She was the founder of the Chanel brand and the designer behind a sporty, casual chic style for women’s clothing. Indeed, Chanel was the only fashion designer included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential…
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, manufacturing innovator, and business magnate. The founder of the Ford Motor Company is lionized for his role as chief developer of the assembly line system of mass production, which built affordable automobiles for the masses. However, there was a dark side to…
George Lincoln Rockwell (March 9, 1918 – August 25, 1967) was a virulent antisemite and racist who founded and led the American Nazi Party. He denied the Holocaust and believed Martin Luther King Jr. was a tool for Jewish Communists wanting to rule White people. He regarded Adolf Hitler as “the White savior of the…
Roald Dahl was a much-loved British writer primarily known for his children’s books.
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