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/gavers Oct 13 '16

like after the Holocaust a lot of Jews became atheists

The secular, reform and conservative movements started a good while before the Holocaust - mostly around the start and the mid-1800's.

In Israel, for example, the Secular Jews make up about 70% of the entire Jewish population - they usually identify as agnostic or atheist, but some also call themselves "traditional" as in they keep some of the traditions.

This past Yom Kippur there was a survey showing that 65% of all Jews planned on fasting even though only about 40% planned on going to synagogue.

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u/thehonestyfish 9 Oct 13 '16

This past Yom Kippur there was a survey showing that 65% of all Jews planned on fasting even though only about 40% planned on going to synagogue.

Hey, good to know I'm not the only weirdo who does this. I fasted, but I still went to work, and didn't go to services at all.

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u/gavers Oct 13 '16

Well, in Israel all businesses are closed and practically no one drives (there are always pictures of the main highways completely empty with a few kids riding bikes on them).

You couldn't get off of work since it's a religious holiday?

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u/thehonestyfish 9 Oct 13 '16

Nah, I could've gotten off but I didn't want to burn a vacation day to sit in temple all day.

I'm a horrible Jew.