‘Antisemitic Comments From Public Figures Spark Concern Over Real-World Implications’
“I think the real danger here is that both President Trump’s remarks and Kanye West’s have a danger of normalizing antisemitism”…
“I think the real danger here is that both President Trump’s remarks and Kanye West’s have a danger of normalizing antisemitism”…
Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) is defined as…
At its heart, the hatred of Jews — which has existed in one form or another for 2,000 years — is difficult to understand or explain…
German Nazi Nikolaus “Klaus” Barbie was known as the “Butcher of Lyon” for having personally tortured prisoners of the Gestapo…
Antisemitism — the hatred of the Jewish people — has existed in various forms for two millennia. Although many thought the horrors of the Holocaust…
The modern Olympic Games, the world’s foremost international sporting competition…
Edelman is a very funny guy, but in the article and video linked below, he offers some thoughtful observations about antisemitism.
When Eddie Jaku was a teenager growing up in Germany, he believed his native country to be the most civilized place on Earth. He soon found out how wrong he was. After being captured and brutalized by the Nazis, he was shipped off to Buchenwald and later to Auschwitz. Jaku eventually escaped an infamous “death…
On Dec. 8, 2020, a webinar was held on the timely topic “Antisemitism in America — How Bad Is It?” The webinar was presented by ADL Connecticut, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. The speakers were Mark Weitzman and Kenneth Jacobson. Weitzman is Director of Government Affairs and of the…
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.
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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