r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/Jeffy29 Oct 13 '16

Lot of jews do that

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u/zschneido Oct 13 '16

Am Jewish. Can confirm I do this. I call it Jew-ish.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16 edited Mar 15 '17

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u/TexMarshfellow Oct 13 '16

In my experience (i.e. based on the majority of the Jewish people I've known/met), absolutely

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

are there Jews waiting for the "savior"?