Do Jews Run the World?

Ifyou ask an average American, “What percentage of the United States population is Jewish?” chances are that the answer will land somewhere between 15 and 20 percent. After all, Jews seem to be everywhere, particularly as actors, directors, musicians, and comedians. These guessing individuals may be shocked to hear that Jews account for a mere 2% of the American population. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:630/0*gm9tWBwhZOMjymo7.jpg" style="height:395px; width:700px" /> Jewish Immigration to America. Credit: My Jewish Learning. Various factors lead to this misconception, the largest of them probably being their presence in Hollywood and New York, particularly areas of the arts. Such prevalence also creates avenues for opposing forces to invent conspiracy theories about ‘Jews running the world’ or using their power to orchestrate the creation of Israel by faking the Shoah (Holocaust). In fact, it is the position of historic European Jews that pushed them to the arts by necessity, not the converse. <a href="https://medium.com/interfaith-now/do-jews-run-the-world-8938971ebfb4">Website</a>