Dan Rich

Dec 9, 2024 | aish.com | Dan Rich

December 9, 2024 10 min readAfter surviving Auschwitz and a Death March, Eddie Jaku dedicated his life to be happy and kind. Eddi Jaku survived Auschwitz and became a beloved humanitarian preaching love and forgiveness in his adopted country of Australia. Toward the end of his 101-year lifetime he delivered a Tedx talk “The Happiest Man On Earth” that has received 2,000,000 views on YouTube.

Nov 17, 2024 | aish.com | Dan Rich

Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were likely removed due to antisemitism and the desire by the USA and International Olympic Committees to not embarrass Hitler. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were getting ready for the race of their lives.

Aug 27, 2024 | aish.com | Peter McQuaid |Dan Rich

The list of inspirational Jewish immigrants is a long one. But the improbable story of the Jew who crafted a $10,000 gold lamé jumpsuit for Elvis Presley may be wildest thing you’ll read today. Nuta Kotlyarenko was born to Jewish parents in the Russian Empire’s Ukrainian city of Kyiv on December 15, 1902. His mother raised and sold geese, and his father was a cobbler and shoemaker. Nuta’s mother also managed a movie theater concession stand and young Nuta would help her sell cigarettes and candy.

Jul 28, 2024 | aish.com | Dan Rich

Nancy Caroline was born in the Boston suburb of Newton, MA on June 27, 1944. Her parents, Leo and Zelda Caroline, valued education and impressed upon their daughter and son a concern for the Jewish value of correcting social injustices and problems. Nancy developed her interest in medicine early and worked during her teenage years at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Pathology Department as a photographer and lab worker.

Jun 13, 2024 | jewishunpacked.com | Dan Rich

What American product is more popular than the denim blue jean? Each year, around 450 million pairs of jeans are sold across the U.S. and a whopping 1.25 billion pairs are bought worldwide. A 2023 PBS documentary, “Riveted: The History of Jeans,” tells us “half the population of the planet are wearing them on any given day.”But did you know that the incredible story of blue jeans starts in the Kingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) and a Jewish merchant’s 1873 invention?