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Ruth” was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Germany in 1928 – and served as a sharpshooter during Israel’s War of Independence. Later in life, Curtis embraced his Jewish identity, connecting with his local Chabad near Las Vegas where he lived, and performing mitzvot such as putting on tefillin. Tony Curtisīorn Bernard Schwartz, Curtis’ parents were penniless Jewish immigrants from Hungary he changed his name at the behest of Hollywood studio bosses to the anglo-sounding Tony Curtis. Ford has said that he taps into his Jewish identity when he’s acting. The parents of Dora Nidelman, Ford's mother, were Jewish immigrants from Minsk. (Lewis’ well-known dad, Cecil Day-Lewis, was not Jewish and served as England’s poet laureate.) He is married to Rebecca Miller, the daughter of playwright Arthur Miller. The actor’s Jewish mother, Jill Balcon, was also in showbiz. (His dad, Alan Radcliffe, is an English Protestant.) Radcliffe has described himself as “very proud” to be Jewish. Daniel Radcliffe’s middle name Jacob might recall her mother’s Jewish-sounding maiden name. The Harry Potter star’s mom, born Marcia Jacobson, is Jewish. When he turned 31, Drake threw himself a star-studded “re-bar mitzvah” party. Drake’s parents divorced while he was young, and Drake was brought up by his mom in Toronto’s Jewish community. Drake’s dad is the African American musician Dennis Graham. Drakeīorn Aubrey Drake Graham, Drake’s mom, Sandy Graham, is Jewish. “I’m Jewish,” the Academy-award winning actor has declared, adding that he’s still wary of organized religion after his traumatic childhood. The family – including Phoenix’s Jewish mother, Arlyn Dunetz Phoenix – has since left the cult and his parents divorced. Joaquin Phoenix has been open about his difficult childhood: his parents belonged to a cult in Latin America. They named him 'Daveed', the Hebrew pronunciation of David. Barbara Needell and his non-Jewish African American father, Dountes Digswas. He grew up in Oakland, California, with his Jewish mother Dr. “I felt very embraced by the Jewish community,” Jewish singer, actor and Hamilton star Daveed Diggs has said. The couple worked as engineers on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Jack Blackīorn Thomas Jacob Cohan, comedian, singer, songwriter and actor Jack Black’s mother Judith Love Cohen was born Jewish his father Thomas William Black converted to Judaism. Her mom, producer Melanie Sloan, is Jewish and her dad Karsten Johansson, who is not Jewish, is a Danish-born architect.

Pink has proudly described herself as “a Jewish woman,” and described her mom as a 'typical Jewish mother.” Scarlett JohannsenĪctress Scarlett Johannsen has described herself as a New York Jew. Pinkīorn Alecia Beth Moore in 1979, the singer's mom – ER nurse Judy Kugel Moore – is Jewish. Her partner is Ezra Koenig, the Jewish frontman for the indie rock group, Vampire Weekend.

PEGGY LIPTON AND QUINCY JONES TV

In 2012, Jones appeared on the genealogy TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and learned on air that members of her mother’s family were murdered in the Holocaust. Her Jewish mother, the actress Peggy Lipton, and her famous African-American father, Quincy Jones, made sure Jones always knew about her Jewish heritage and sent her to Hebrew school. Rashida Jones grew up with a strong Jewish identity. Here are 23 well-known figures – some august and admired, some less so – who are Jews. Jewish or not? With some celebrities and historical figures, it can be hard to tell.

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