Reuven Goldstein

The Jewish congregations of Brighton, England dates back to 1792. The middle street Synagogue was built in 1876. Electric lighting was installed in 1892, making it the first electrically lit synagogue in Britain.

The Jewish presence in Cavaillon, France goes back to the thirteenth century. The Jews lived on rue Hébraïque which became their permanent residence in 1453, in 1494 Permission to build a synagogue was granted. On the ground floor is the historic Matzah bakery.

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster both from Jewish immigrant families, created Superman in 1938. Siegel wrote the story and Shuster drew the art, launching one of the most famous superheroes in history.

Random House was founded in 1927 in NYC by Jewish publishers Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. They turned it into a global literary powerhouse,shaping modern publishing.

Rosalind Franklin, born into a Jewish family in London, produced X-ray images that revealed DNA’s double helix. Her work unlocked the genetic code, and completely transformed biology and medicine from that point forward.

Hedy Kiesler Lamarr, born in 1914 to a Jewish family in Vienna was a Hollywood actress, and a brilliant inventor. During WWII she developed a frequency hopping system to prevent enemy jamming of torpedoes. That later help pave the way for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,and GPS technologies.

Stanley Lieber, born to a Romanian Jewish family, transformed Marvel into a cultural giant. Stan Lee created iconic characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four.

Paul Maurice Zoll, born to a Jewish family in Boston, pioneered external pacemakers and defibrillation. His work made a sudden cardiac emergency,treatable.Saving millions and transforming modern cardiology worldwide.

Jewish marriage ceremony in Nuremberg, Germany 1726. Housed in the New York Public Library on 5th avenue.

During the Great Depression Jewish entrepreneur William Black switched from roasting nuts to roasting coffee beans, and the New York Roasted coffee shops were born.Chock full o'Nuts coffee quickly became the bestselling coffee in the city.

The Jewish Tailor by Ernest Bordes painted in 1881. The painting is housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Otto Meyerhof was born in 1884 in Hannover, Germany to a Jewish family. He discovered how muscles convert stored sugar (glycogen) into energy during movement. This breakthrough helped expound the field of modern biochemistry. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1922.

Harry Ettlinger, a German born Jewish refugee, served with the Monuments Men in World War II. In 1946, he helped recover art looted by the Nazis, including works from his hometown Karlsruhe museum. Shown below beside the Rembrandt from his home town.

Tried to capture a photo of a redwood near our house today, then remembered this quote… “No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable…They are ambassadors from another time.” ~John Steinbeck

Isidor Isaac Rabi, was born in 1898 in Galicia to a Jewish family, and raised in New York. He developed a method to measure atomic nuclei using magnetic resonance. This breakthrough led to MRI technology, transforming medical care. He won the Nobel Prize in 1944.

Kahal Kadosh Yashan Synagogue, the Old Synagogue, stands within the castle walls of Ioannina,Greece. It survived World War II when the mayor convinced the Nazis not to destroy it, proposing it be used as a library. He later returned it to the community.

In 1946, Albert Einstein taught at Lincoln University. Rejecting segregation, he honored Black scholars and spoke out against racism. Linking the fight for civil rights, with his broader commitment to justice and equality.

Selman Waksman was born in 1888 in Nova Pryluka, Ukraine to a Jewish family. He discovered streptomycin, the first antibiotic to fight tuberculosis, saving millions of lives. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1952 for his life changing medical breakthrough.

Born in Vienna to a Jewish family, Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1901. By identifying A, B, AB and O types, he made safe blood transfusions possible and transformed modern medicine saving millions of lives. He won the Nobel Prize in 1930.

“The Jews constitute but one percent of the human race…the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of….All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?” ~Mark Twain: Harper’s 1899