As for why they rise in the ranks of power, it has nothing to do with being ‘Jewish’. It is likely because a Jewish mother seems to be ‘related’ to the Asian Tiger Mom. Slacking off in your studies is not tolerated, and ‘you are going to be a doctor if I have to haunt you from the grave!’. If you have not become a doctor, than you are a disgrace to the family.
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While I agree that there is some truth to the “tiger mom” part, it is also very true that at the elite levels, Jews tend to favor other Jews when hiring or promoting…this is understood in their community. This is one of the reasons that Hitler was able to do what he did; there was a lot of indifference WRT the Jewish people in Germany because after WWI, the few jobs that existed (many stores, etc. were owned by Jews) tended to go to other Jews before they went to non-Jewish Germans.
I used to work for a fairly powerful group of Israeli Jews, and they were very open about the fact that Jewish people were always going to be given priority. They were very good to me because I had done a lot for them over the years (and the fact that I’m part Jewish helped, even though I’m not a practicing Jew), but I was one of the very few people from outside of the formal “Jewish community” who was treated so well.
