Why Are Jews Successful (Color Illustrations Edition)

Author: Tian Zaiwei, Sha Wen
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The Jewish nation is truly an extraordinary one. Their survival wisdom and business principles have inspired countless people around the world. The Jewish people are a legendary nation with no equals in history and prehistory. Their communities have been closed off since ancient times, yet their ability to survive is astonishing. So, what exactly sets the Jewish nation apart from other ethnic groups? Before answering this question, let me ask you a question: How many Jews are there in the world? 100 million? 80 million? 50 million? One might speculate that at the time of Christ's birth, the Jewish population may have even been greater than that of China. According to some scholars, if it weren't for historical persecution and massacres, the Jewish population could have grown to 200 million today. It is well-known that during World War II, six million Jews in Europe were brutally murdered by the German Nazis. According to available data, there are approximately 15 million Jews worldwide today. Of these, 2.8 million live in Israel, while the rest are scattered across the globe. 15 million people might be comparable to the population of a metropolis like New York, Tokyo, or Paris. If they were to gather all together to form a nation, ranked by global population, it would still be considered a very small country. However, we cannot overlook the remarkable achievements of Jews in various fields. They are like the stars in the sky, brilliant and awe-inspiring. Why are Jews, with the exception of not being particularly prominent in sports, outstanding in almost every other field? Names like Jesus Christ, Marx, Einstein, Freud, Bergson, Oppenheimer, Rothschild, Heifetz, Trotsky, and Kissinger are household words. There are many more like them, and listing them all might seem tedious, but they are all influential figures who have left their mark on the world stage. Even those who hold prejudices against Jews cannot help but acknowledge this fact. Without the contributions of Jews, social development and scientific progress might not have advanced as much, and even the scientific technology of Nazi Germany back then might have remained at a very low level. According to available data, many Jewish individuals with extraordinary achievements are often known to the world by their German or other nationalities. This historical issue is quite complex and cannot be explained in a few words. The renowned German-born physicist Einstein, who was expelled by the Nazis and later fled to the United States, once lamented: "If the Jewish people have any great achievements, people call them Germans. But if they do something wrong, people call them Jews." If someone were to claim that all progress in the world is due to the efforts of Jews, that would be an exaggeration. After all, Jews only make up a small fraction of the world's population, and there are many other ethnic groups in the world. Jews cannot take all the credit alone. Hitler once accused Jews of manipulating Germany's politics and economy, thereby inciting anti-Semitism. At that time, a professor from New York University delivered a speech in rebuttal: Among Germany's 65 million population, Jews account for only 1