Celebrities: Jewish or Not?
Celebrities you might not have known are Jewish….or maybe you did…
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Paula Abdul – Jewish
Paula Abdul was born in San Fernando, CA. Her father, Harry Abdul, was of Syrian Jewish descent and was born in Aleppo, Syria. Her mother, Lorraine Abdul (née Rykiss) was of Canadian-Jewish descent. In 2013, at the age of 51, Paula Abdul traveled to Israel for her bat mitzvah, which was held in Tzfat. Abdul is a dancer, choreographer, songwriter, performer, designer, actor and businesswoman. She has won two Emmys, a Grammy and an American Music Award. “Beyond being Jewish, I’ve always found myself to be very much in tune with spirituality,” Abdul told the Associated Press in 2013.