(JNS.org) The Algemeiner, a New York City Jewish newspaper, has released the first edition of an annual “Jewish 100” list honoring the “top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life.” The Algemeiner was founded in 1972 as a Yiddish newspaper, and evolved into today’s English-language weekly newspaper and news website. The list was unveiled at the paper’s 40th anniversary gala in Manhattan last week. Prominent Jewish figures attended the gala, including Holocaust survivor and writer Elie Wiesel, film producer Harvey Weinstein, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Alan Dershowitz, Israel’s representative at the United Nations Ron Prosor and others. The Algemeiner’s full “Jewish 100” list can be found here: http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/04/25/algemeiner-jewish-100-the-full-list/