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    14 Celebrities You Might Not Have Realized Are Jewish

    Or at least Jew-ish. Happy Hanukkah, guys!

    Adam Davis
    by Adam Davis

    Community Contributor

    1. Paula Abdul

    ca.askmen.com

    Her father is a Syrian Jew whose family immigrated to Brazil, and her mother is Canadian with Jewish roots.

    2. Lisa Bonet

    time.com

    Bonet, a former Cosby kid, is half-Jewish (on her mother's side).

    3. Daniel Day-Lewis

    hollywoodreporter.com

    Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis has a Jewish mother, although in a 2002 interview he identified as Agnostic.

    4. Dianna Agron

    usmagazine.com

    The Glee starlet grew up in a Jewish household, with her father having been born Jewish and her mother having converted to Judaism

    5. Rachel Bilson

    people.com

    Bilson's got a Jewish father.

    6. Kat Dennings

    askmen.com

    Born into a Jewish family as Katherine Litwack, the Two Broke Girls star currently identifies as culturally Jewish more than religiously Jewish.

    7. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    okmagazine.com

    JGL's parents are both Jewish, though his family was "not strictly religious" according to a 2010 profile in Paste magazine.

    8. Jake Gyllenhaal

    123tagged.com

    And also sister Maggie. Their mother comes from a Jewish family.

    9. Scarlett Johansson

    moviesandtvhistoryguy.com

    ScarJo has a Jewish mother and considers herself Jewish, although growing up, she celebrated Christmas as well as a nod to her Danish father's heritage.

    10. Mila Kunis

    people.com

    Kunis was born in Ukraine and has cited anti-semitic sentiment in her native country as one of the reasons her family moved to the US when she was seven.

    11. Justin Bartha

    people.com

    The Hangover and The New Normal star grew up in a Reform Jewish household.

    12. Emmanuelle Chriqui

    123tagged.com

    Chriqui is of Moroccan-Jewish descent and has noted that she grew up in a kosher household.

    13. Winona Ryder

    usmagazine.com

    Ryder was born Winona Horowitz to a Jewish father. However, her family incorporated various religions into their spiritual practices, and Ryder has stated that she practices Buddhism.

    14. Rashida Jones

    people.com

    Jones has a Jewish mother and attended Hebrew school growing up.

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