Nobel Prizes are awarded by the Nobel Foundation of Sweden to men and women who have rendered the greatest service to humankind.

Between the years 1901 and 2011, around 850 laureates have been awarded Nobel Prizes.

Of these, at least 170 are Jews.

Less than half of one percent of the world’s population is Jewish.

In 2011, five Jewish laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize: Daniel  Schechtman, Saul  Perlmutter,  Adam Riess, Ralph Steinman and Bruce Beutler