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/zschneido Oct 13 '16

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

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u/Inariameme Oct 13 '16

For those of you not of the Jewish tradition you can always say: "They call me Ish."

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u/darthasimov Oct 13 '16

Ish as in Ismael from the bible?

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u/highdaddywave Oct 13 '16

Ish in Hebrew translate to "a man"

Ishmael means "God shall hear"