List of Black Jews
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This is a list of prominent Black Jews.
- Josephine Baker, singer (Jewish father)
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (1988 - ) Canadian television actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[1]
- Darrin Bell, cartoonist (Jewish mother)
- Linda Bellos, British politician (Jewish mother)
- Bizzy Bone, rapper (Jewish mother)
- Lisa Bonet, actress (Jewish mother)
- Troy Beyer, actress (Jewish father)
- David Bluthenthal, Sacramento Kings basketball player
- Drew Bundini Brown, trainer of Muhammad Ali
- Nell Carter, actress & singer (convert)
- Craig David, singer (Jewish grandmother)
- Sammy Davis Jr., entertainer (convert)
- Ray Ellington, English musician (African-American father, Jewish mother; raised as Orthodox Jew)[2]
- Diane Engber, teacher & writer (Jewish mother, grandmother)
- Anthony Ervin, Olympic swimming champion (Jewish mother)
- Jordan Farmar (1986 - ) American professional basketball player who was drafted 26th in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers[1]
- Laïka Fatien, French jazz singer (Jewish mother)
- Aaron Freeman, journalist & comedian (convert)
- Goapele, R&B singer (Jewish mother)
- Max Goldberg, Creator of YTMND (White Mother, Black Father)
- Aubrey Graham (1986 - ) Canadian television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)[1]
- Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress & director (Jewish father)
- Reuben Greenberg, police chief of Charleston, South Carolina (convert, Jewish father)
- Lani Guinier, law professor (Jewish mother)
- Ben Harper, musician (Jewish mother)
- Carolivia Herron, author (Jewish-born)
- Rashida Jones, actress (Jewish mother)
- Zab Judah, boxer [2]
- Jamaica Kincaid, author (convert)
- Oona King, British former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (Jewish mother)
- Clea Koff, forensic anthropologist (Jewish father)
- Yaphet Kotto, actor
- Lenny Kravitz, musician (Jewish father)
- Jael, American model and reality TV star (Jewish father)
- Julius Lester, children's writer & academic (convert)
- Ted Levy, tap dancer (Jewish father) {see Ted in action here.}
- James McBride, writer & composer (Jewish mother)
- Elliott Maddox, baseball player (convert)
- Saoul Mamby, WBC light welterweight boxing champion
- Esti Mamo, Israeli model
- Adisu Massala, Israeli MP (Jewish-born)
- Adah Isaacs Menken (1835?-1868), actress and poet[3]
- Mezz Mezzrow, a Jewish jazz player who is self-identified as African American.
- Wentworth Miller, actor (Jewish mother)
- Abbie Mitchell, actress & singer (Jewish father)
- Walter Mosley, author (Jewish mother)
- Joshua Nelson - gospel singer[3]
- Sophie Okonedo (1969 - ) Academy Award-nominated British actress (Hotel Rwanda)[4]
- Marvin Pontiac, R&B singer (Jewish mother)
- Rain Pryor, actress (Jewish mother)
- Joshua Redman, saxophonist (Jewish mother)
- Don Robey, record company executive (one Jewish parent)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, actress (Jewish father)
- Maya Rudolph, comedienne (Jewish father)
- Sirak M. Sabahat (1981 - ) Ethiopian-born Israeli actor[4]
- Rowetta Satchell, British singer (Jewish mother)
- Meskie Shibru-Sivan, Israeli singer & actress (Jewish-born)
- Shyne, rapper (convert, but had an Ethiopian Jewish grandmother)
- Frank Silvera, actor & teacher (Jewish father)
- Slash, lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver, and former lead guitarist for Guns N' Roses (Jewish father; Black mother)
- Willie "The Lion" Smith, jazz pianist (Jewish father)
- Khleo Thomas, actor (Jewish mother)
- Andre Tippett, football player (convert)
- Rebecca Walker (1969 - ) American feminist writer[5]
- Robin Washington, journalist (Jewish mother)
- Jamila Wideman, Portland Fire basketball player (Jewish mother)
- Andre Williams, musician (convert)
- Jackie Wilson, soul singer (convert)
- [michaelangelo moseley] (converts)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi". JV!be. ISSN. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Shimp, Rachel; others as noted (2006-12-20). "Your last chance to see that brutal film noir, It's a Wonderful Life". Seattle Weekly. http://www.seattleweekly.com/film/0651/oddballs.php. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ Rosen, Steve (2006-12-19). ""Inland Empire" and "Volver" Keep Top Spots; "Live and Become" Opens Big". IndieWireBot. http://www.indiewire.com/biz/2006/12/iw_bot.html. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ Ross, Ross (2007-04-08). "Rebecca Walker bringing message to Expo". Pensacola News Journal. http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070408/NEWS01/704080331/1005. Retrieved on 2007-04-08.
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