I’m still boiling from that anti-Convert sentiment so I’m going to put it into something positive, I won’t hold to any negativity because it will harm this blog and me, so I make something out of this undeniable deep pain and sympathy for all converts but particularly converts with no Jewish ancestry.
So here some famous non-born Jews:
Sammy Davis Jr. a man who always wore a Mezuzah around his neck, and the one day he did not, lost his eye in a terrible accident, never took it off again. He is a Jew. May his memory be a blessing.
Marilyn Monroe, considered a sex symbol, lived a tragic short life filled with abuse from her peers and family. She found a home in a synagogue, even if it was for a short time. She is a Jew. May her memory be a blessing
Elizabeth Taylor, a famous actress, a HIV/AIDS activist, converted to Judaism in 1959 saying this: “Although two of her husbands – Mike Todd and Eddie Fisher – were Jewish, Taylor stated that she did not convert because of them, but had wanted to do so “for a long time.”” She is a Jew. May her memory be a blessing
Andre Tippet a former American football player, enshrined in the football hall of fame in 2008. As his Wikipedia article says: Andre Tippett is Jewish; a former Baptist, he converted to Judaism. He is a Jew. Mr. Tippet thank you for your contribution to this tribe.
Sarah Avraham, a world known kickboxer, who converted to Judaism, fled her homeland Mumbai, India after the 2008 terrorist attack and immigrated to Israel. She is a Jew. Mrs. Avraham thank you for your contribution to this tribe.
Carroll Baker, retired actress, a women who like Monroe, was consistently abused by those around her. who converted to Judaism for Jack Garfein, a Holocaust survivor and director. Regardless if she fills her house with Jewish breath. She is a Jew. Mrs. Baker thank you for your contribution to this tribe.
Drew Bundini Brown, a fucking icon, was an assistant trainer and cornerman for The Muhammad Ali. Met a Jewish woman he really loved, married her, and converted years later, finding his home in our tribe. He is a Jew. May his memory be a blessing.
Mike Hanopol, a rabbi, and former rock musician who played with several Filipino and American bands. Upon learning he had Jewish heritage, he converted AND became a Rabbi. He is a Jew. Mr. Hanopol thank you for your contribution to this tribe.
Kate Capshaw, an actress most know for her role in the Indiana Jones film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg, she converted to Judaism before marrying him and had a beautiful Orthodox ceremony for their marriage. They are still married and a beautiful Jewish couple and have at least 5 Jewish Kids (wow!!!!) Mrs. Capshaw thank you for your contribution to this tribe.
William Holmes Crosby Jr. the founding father of the branch of science know as hematology ( study of blood) and a translator. I could literally nothing on why, when, which movement he converted I only that he did indeed to convert to Judaism. He is a Jew. May his memory be a blessing.
Photography: Imilchil, Morocco, 1976 Photographer: Jean Vigo
Angels of Revolution [Aleksei Fedorchenko, 2014]
A Russian bridal costume from the Penza Oblast worn from the late 19th century into the 20th century
The Jewish people of Uzbekistan photographed by Gueorgui Pinkhassov
“The term Bukharan was coined by European travelers who visited Central Asia around the 16th century. Since most of the Jewish community at the time lived under the Emirate of Bukhara, they came to be known as Bukharan Jews. The name by which the community called itself is “Isro'il” (Israelites).
The appellative Bukharian was adopted by Bukharan Jews who moved to English-speaking countries, in an anglicisation of the Hebrew Bukhari. However, Bukharan was the term used historically by English writers, as it was for other aspects of Bukhara.
Bukharan Jews used the Persian language to communicate among themselves and later developed Bukhori, a Tajik dialect of the Persian language with small linguistic traces of Hebrew. This language provided easier communication with their neighboring communities and was used for all cultural and educational life among the Jews. It was used widely until the area was “Russified” by the Russians and the dissemination of “religious” information was halted. The elderly Bukharan generation use Bukhori as their primary language but speak Russian with a slight Bukharan accent. The younger generation use Russian as their primary language, but do understand or speak Bukhori.
The Bukharan Jews are Mizrahi Jews and have been introduced to and practice Sephardic Judaism.
The first primary written account of Jews in Central Asia dates to the beginning of the 4th century CE. It is recalled in the Talmud by Rabbi Shmuel bar Bisna, a member of the Talmudic academy in Pumbeditha, who traveled to Margiana (present-day Merv in Turkmenistan) and feared that the wine and alcohol produced by local Jews was not kosher. The presence of Jewish communities in Merv is also proven by Jewish writings on ossuaries from the 5th and 6th centuries, uncovered between 1954 and 1956.”
Le Sacre du Printemps
Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising, 2019
Costume Design for the play “Famira Kifared”, Aleksandra Ekster
Iconic.
Worlds inside marbles, all from Fabien’s Marble Shop and Fabien’s Pinterest
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