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The First Olympic Gold Swimmer Was This Hungarian Jew

The First Swimmer to Win Olympic Gold Was This Hungarian Jew

When Michael Phelps dives into a pool in Rio to grab his golds, he’s guaranteed calm waters hovering round 80 degrees Fahrenheit. But at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, a Hungarian Jew named Alfred Hajos-Guttmann was diving into the Mediterranean, which was about 55 degrees and choppy, thrashing him about in up […]

By Abby Sher

Famous Classic Art Works Get Hilarious Jewish Updates

In Greek and Roman times, there was trompe l’oeil, where artists tried to “trick the eye” into seeing three dimensions where there were just two. Double exposure built the optical illusion of two different images being overlaid into the same moment. Then chroma key blasted open the world of blue screens, weather forecasters in front […]

With This New Hotline, Now You, Too, Can Dial-a-Jew

The modern Jew comes in all flavors. So with such variety, wouldn’t it be great to, every once in a while, pick up the phone and sample a brand new Jew? Introducing The Jewish Number, a new nonprofit based in Los Angeles whose goal is twofold: to connect Jews around the world, and to provide […]