The name Ariel comes from Hebrew meaning “lion of god.”
Tag: Judaism
(Not So) Fun Fact: 1973 Oil Crisis
For supporting Israel, Saudi Arabia and many Islamic nations with oil stopped selling gasoline to the countries that sided with Israel. Gas prices in America went up 300% and there were shortages.
Fun Fact: Only Jewish Miss America
Bess Myerson was the only Jewish Miss America, being elected in 1945.
Fun Fact: Origin of the Name Joseph
The name Joseph comes from Hebrew. Roughly meaning God gives or takes away.
(Not So) Fun Fact: How Badly Soviets Recognized Holocaust Victims
While the Red Army did liberate and care for many of the survivors of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Soviet newspapers often neglected to mention that many of the victims were Jewish. While soft compared to what happened in Germany, anti-Semitism was still a very real reality in the Soviet Union.
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