The NY Times, tragically wrong as usual…

Blintzes,brought by Eastern European Jews from places like Poland and Ukraine,are thin crepes filled rolled and pan fried. In the U.S. they became iconic Jewish staples especially with sweet cheese, fruit,or potato fillings.

Max Gaines was born in NYC in 1894 to a Jewish family, he invented the comic book format in 1933. Originally a teacher and public school principal,he believed comics could be more than just entertainment. Leading him to publish educational and values based stories for children.

Sid Luckman was a Jewish American football quarterback whose 12 seasons starting in 1939 with the Chicago Bears, helped transform the position, and the NFL itself.He led Chicago to four NFL championships.

The Carrot Seed (1945), written by Jewish author Ruth Krauss is a beloved children’s classic. Its simple story of patience,belief, and growth continues to inspire generations of children.

This captain America comic sold at heritage auction this month for $716,750. I was looking to purchase a copy for the Witness To History collection.🤯

Baklava’s Jewish connection spans centuries. Across the Ottoman Empire, Sephardic Jewish communities embraced this delicate pastry of flaky layers, nuts and sweet syrup.Passed down through generations,baklava remains cherished in Jewish homes till today.

From humble Jewish immigrant delis on New York’s Lower East Side serving pastrami, pickles, and rye. Kosher dining has evolved dramatically. Today chefs worldwide create kosher cuisine with gourmet techniques, proving kosher food can be both deeply traditional and world class.

Jews settled in Buda as early as Roman times and firmly by the 11th century. They thrived in trade under Hungarian kings, endured expulsions and Ottoman rule, and Habsburg restrictions. It 1873 Buda and Pest were united forming Budapest.

GUESS was founded in 1981 by brothers Georges, Maurice, Armand and Paul Marciano, who came from a Moroccan Jewish family in southern France. After moving to Los Angeles, they built GUESS into one of America’s most recognizable fashion brands.

Captain America debuted in 1941 punching Hitler on the cover of his first comic, before the U.S. entered WWII. Created by Jewish artists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, he became a patriotic symbol of fighting Nazis, fascism and tyranny from day one.

Completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower faced fierce controversy. The antisemitic Catholic newspaper La Croix, falsely claimed engineer Gustave Eiffel was Jewish and insinuated Jewish financial influence behind the project.

Fall in the Redwoods… “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

In 2010 Gatorade made history for kosher consumers. The iconic sports drink partnered with the Orthodox Union (OU) to certify Gatorade Thirst Quencher and G2, bringing kosher certified hydration nationwide.

Rugelach originated in Ashkenazic Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe. Traditionally filled with cinnamon,nuts, poppy seeds,chocolate or fruit preserves, they became favorites for Shabbat and holidays.Jewish immigrants later made rugelach a bakery classic in America.

The ancient settlement of Jews in Rhodes, Greece is mentioned for the first time in the Book of Maccabees dating back to the 2nd century. In 1116 the Spanish traveller Rabbi Benjamin of Tudela visited the island and wrote in his Itinerary that he found 500 Jews living there.

Born in Poland Jewish engineer Mark Hasten designed the production machinery for Cheerios while working at General Mills. During WWII,he fought with the Polish Brigade of the Red Army against the Nazis on the Eastern Front and took part in the liberation of Majdanek in Poland.

After conquering silent film, Charlie Chaplin shocked the world with The Great Dictator (1940),mocking Hitler and fascism. Banned by Nazis, Chaplin also aided Jewish refugees and donated to Jewish causes, later saying: “I’d have been proud to be Jewish.”

WhatsApp was co-founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Jan Koum, a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant to the U.S. Meta bought it in 2014 for $19 Billion. Today WhatsApp has 3 billion monthly users, making it the world’s #1 messaging app.

Jewish entrepreneur’s Doris and Donald George Fisher were the co/founders of The Gap Inc. They opened their first store in San Francisco in 1969,and nurtured it into a global iconic retail brand.