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Everything we know about Marisa Abela’s Jewish identity

The actress, who will be portraying Amy Winehouse in the upcoming biopic “Back to Black,” felt a kinship with Winehouse’s Jewish identity.

Brett Goldstein: The Jewish, Emmy award-winning actor

“My dad and me, all we talk about is football. I do realize, for whatever our issues are and whatever repressions there may be, talking about football is how we communicate.”

Jake Tapper: CNN anchor and nice Jewish boy

“I went to Jewish schools, camps and am more knowledgeable about Judaism — if not more observant — than most Jews I know.”

Tik Tok’s “non-Jewish nanny”: Turning the tables on perceptions about Orthodox Jews

“A few of the kids have said to me: ‘You’re not a Jew, but Hashem (God) loves you and he put you here to take care of Jewish people.’”

Meet the Jewish women joining ‘The Real Housewives of New York’

Why some people think Kate Middleton is Jewish

The speculation around Kate’s alleged Jewish family lineage stems mostly in part from a former BBC Royal Correspondent.

Is Ken Burns Jewish?

“I won’t work on a more important film in my professional life.” The documentary filmmaker’s latest film takes a look at America’s role in Holocaust

Green Bay Packers’ A. J. Dillon’s Jewish roots

“All my teammates in the locker room, they knew I was Jewish. They supported me, especially when I was younger.”

Diego Schwartzman: The Jewish-Argentine tennis player taking the world by storm

“I have Jewish roots, and my great grandfather on my mom’s side, who lived in Poland, was put on a train to a concentration camp during the Holocaust.”

Is Weird Al Jewish? (He definitely knows a little Yiddish)

Weird Al reportedly consulted with several rabbis before releasing the song “Pretty Fly for a Rabbi”

Everything you want to know about Israeli musician Omer Fedi’s Jewish identity

Olivia Newton-John’s Jewish, Nazi fighting family background

“My mother was very proud of her Jewish heritage and talked about it a lot.”

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