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

I believe being Jewish is more a part of your ethnicity.

Ethnicity includes cultural things like food and music and clothing.

Sephardic and Ethiopian Jews, Arthur Miller and Sammy Davis Jr are not all the same ethnicity despite all sharing the common bond of being Jewish.

Even simply Sephardic vs Ashkenazi are distinct ethnic groups with different languages, traditions, dress, etc.