Interesting Jewish Facts
Interesting Jewish Facts
Sep 20- Lillian Friedman married Cruz Rivera. They named their baby Geraldo Miguel Rivera (Funny, it doesn’t sound Jewish.) Since, according to Jewish Law, anyone born to a Jewish mother is Jewish, Geraldo Rivera is Jewish. As
- Were, among others: Fiorello Laguardia, Winston Churchill and Cary Grant, as Explained below.
- Fiorello Laguardia’s mother’s name was Jacobson. His father was not Jewish. Laguardia spoke seven languages — including Hebrew and Yiddish – fluently.
- Winston Churchill’s mother’s name was Jenny Jerome.
- Cary Grant ‘s mother, Elsie, was Jewish. His father, Elias Leach, was not. Grant’s original name was Archibald Alexander Leach. (Robin Leach is hisFirst cousin).
- Peter Sellers’ mother, Margaret Marks, was Jewish. His father, Bill Sellers, was Protestant. Peter’s real name is Richard Henry Sellers.
- David Bowie’s mother is Jewish, his father is not. One of Bowie ‘s album covers discusses his Jewish ancestry. His real name: David Stenton Haywood Jones.
- Shari Belafonte’s mother is Jewish. Her father, Harry, has a Jewish Grandfather.
- Olivia Newton John’s Jewish grandfather was a Nobel Prize winning Physicist.
- Harrison Ford’s mother is Russian Jewish, his father is Irish Catholic.
