Notable American Jews And Their Amazing Contributions [View all]

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(I liked this for the great Irving Berlin intro and then some awesome pictures in the slide show, while I, ahem, strongly suspect members of this group are far more familiar with some of the names, or fact that said names were/are Jewish than I, I also thought this might be enjoyable)

A recent Pew Survey investigated the current state of Jewish life in America with some surprising findings . However, what is clear is that American Jews have an inspiring history of contributions in music, politics, science, law business, and many other areas.

Meet some of the people whose work has affected your life, from Jonas Salk's polio vaccine to Levi Strauss' blue jeans.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/27/notable-american-jews_n_4164220.html