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"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the Lord, as showers upon the grass..." MICAH 5:6*
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THE
WHAT, WHY, & WHO OF THIS WEBSITE
The purpose of this
website is to provide an online resource that accurately describes the Jewish
contribution to the cultural, scientific, and
technological evolution of civilization.
Although there are scores of websites currently on
the Internet that purport to characterize the Jews
and their impact on the world, nearly all of them
are sponsored by groups whose ultimate objectives vis-à-vis
the
Jews
range from defamation to
outright elimination. Many of the classic works of the
anti-Semitic canon, once confined to the fever swamps,
have become widely available via
these websites, a
few of which actually display legal disclaimers
concerning their potential for incitement to "unlawful
or criminal acts." (The composer Arnold
Schoenberg once asked in this connection: "What is
anti-Semitism to lead to if not acts of
violence? Is it so difficult to imagine that?")
JINFO.ORG has no outside
organizational affiliation or sponsorship. The
website is an evolving project with new sections being
added periodically. Statistical metrics
are extensively employed because they are the most
efficient technique for objectively summarizing
and conveying an overall view of the large
quantities of data involved.
Concerning
Jewish
identity,
the
vast majority (over 90%) of the individuals listed here as
being Jewish are such by virtue of having had two
Jewish parents. Also included, however, are
individuals with one Jewish parent, as well as a
number of Jews-by-choice, with the listings of
individuals in the latter two categories qualified
as such. In adopting this criterion for
inclusion, we have followed the practice employed
by the Jewish encyclopedias for more than a
century.
Copyright © 2002-2022 JINFO.ORG. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website without the express, prior written permission of JINFO.ORG is prohibited. * The
passage
numbered
Micah
5:6
in Jewish Bibles is numbered 5:7 in Christian
Bibles.
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