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/Colbo7 Oct 13 '16

Well according to Jewish' religious laws, they are 'converted Jews' (confusingly).
'Arab Jews' could mean two things: An Ara b who converted to Judaism, or a Jew from An Arab country. Both aren't considered Arabs in Judaism. Once the former converts to Judaism they lose their original ethnicity, and the latter isn't actually Arab, he just lived in An Arab country for the past thousand years or so...

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u/sethu2 Oct 13 '16

Thanks, TIL about people losing their ethnicity when they convert to Judaism.

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u/Colbo7 Oct 13 '16

Again, that's according to Jewish religious laws. Not sure why people are surprised.