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Why are Jews So Financially Successful in the World Today

There are currently only 15 million Jews in the world, which isn't many considering that there are 7,046 million people in the world. In the top richest people in the world, there are 3 Jews in the top 10, 6 in the top 20 and 9 in the top 30 (see http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/ ), however, England's richest man is way down at number 89.  There are  52 million people living in the UK, which means that there are 3.5 times as many UK citizens as there are Jews in the world . It may be argued that some of these billionaires had a head start due to wealthy family, not so. Look at George Soros ($19.2 billion), he had to survive in Hungry during the Nazi occupation and relied on charity when he lived in London after the war, a real rags to riches story. In America, Jews make up only 2% of the population, but 100 of 400 wealthiest Americans are of Jewish  descent . A study by the Pew Forum institute found that Jews are the richest religious group in the US. Another Gall