The Commentator Volume 64 Issue 5

The Top Ten Jews of the 20th Century The governing board of The Commentator recently voted on the "Top Ten Jews of the Century," Jewish individuals who had the largest and most significant impact on society and the world-at-large. Presented here, in random order, are the first five individuals who comprise our list; the second five will be presented in the next edition. David Ben Gurion First Prime Minister of Israel Albert Einstein Physicist Louis Brandeis First Jewish Supreme Court Justice Jonas Salk Created Polio Vaccine Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson The Lubavitcher Rebbe What do you think? Click here to send a letter to the editors. All content is copyright © Yeshiva University Commentator.