I. I. Rabi's thoughts on the reasons why Jews are over represented among first rate scientists.

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2. The value of education and knowledge

I grew up in WV where there were few Jewish families and I never had any interaction with them in any case, so I knew very little about their culture. But in my career, I worked several years at the Philadelphia Albert Einstein Medical Center and came to know many Jewish people. My biggest observation was that Jewish families valued education and encouraged their children- both male and female (which in my age group was unusual since women were to marry and didn’t need higher learning) to go to college.