But a new theory has emerged from Robert Aumann, an Israeli who won the Nobel Prize in Economics (Games Theory) in 2005. He attributes Jewish genius to the tradition of book learning in general and Torah study in particular. http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24286/Default.aspx?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1040&utm_content=No-sidebar-news-1