Originally Posted by MacDaddyPlaya

This is a bullshit generalization, like all generalizations. Jews are no smarter inherently than any other religion or ethnic group. My personal experience and believe has to do with the value/belief system Jews share. We place a very high value and priority on family, education, hard work and being smart with money. I think these, more than any other factor lead to the successes of Jews. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that the Jews were the immigrants who had to learn to assimilate to a new land. Most of the success has been built in two or three generations. Not old money.