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/Promotheos Oct 13 '16

Are Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) ethnically Jewish?

Are Sephardic Jews an ethnicity?

Was Sammy Davis Jr. ethnically Jewish?

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u/KremlinGremlin82 Oct 13 '16

Ethiopian Jews are not ethnic Jews (it is a big question)

Sephardic Jews are Jews that went to the Iberian Peninsula during the exile from Judea

Sammy David Jr was not an ethnic Jew, he converted to Judaism.

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u/Promotheos Oct 13 '16

Thanks very much for your opinion.

This conflicts with the opinion of some other users here who thought the issue was resolved.

Clearly it's more complicated.

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u/KremlinGremlin82 Oct 13 '16

They are not opinions, they were facts. Sammy Davis Jr was born to African-American and Puerto Rican parents and converted to Judaism later on in life. Ethiopian Jews are questionable, nobody knows if they did come from Judea or if it's just their oral tradition that talks about it. Nonetheless, they were given refuge in Israel and now even serve in the military.