Jewish Apple Cake

A colleague brought this cake in and it was delicious. It was titled "Jewish Apple Cake" and I can't figure out why it's called that.

Here's the recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jewish-apple-cake-i/

I was watching the Pioneer Woman who was making a caramel sauce and I thought it would be perfect drizzled over the cake:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/easy-caramel-sauce-recipe.html

2014 08 24