Is Patti Page Jewish?

Patti Page is not a Jew. Page was an American singer, best known for her traditional pop-music. She sold over 100 million records.

Page was born Clara Ann Fowler in Oklahoma. She was born into a large and poor family. Her father, B.A. Fowler, worked on the MKT railroad and her mother, Margaret, and older sisters picked cotton. She was raised in Foraker, Hardy, Muskogee and Avant, Oklahoma, before attending Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa, from which she graduated in 1945.

Page's success began in 1948 and in 1950 she released Tennessee Waltz, her most popular and best-selling single. Page appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show 18 times and in one appearance, performed Eli, Eli, an emotional Jewish ballad. Sullivan was so moved by her performance that he stumbled over his words while praising Page, saying he was so moved by this "act," rather than saying by this "song."

Page died on January 1, 2013.

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Is Bette Midler Jewish?

Bette Midler is a Jew. Midler is best known for her roles Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway, as well as for her widely popular music and films.

Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her family was one of the few Jewish families in a mostly Asian neighborhood. Her mother, Ruth (née Schindel), was a seamstress and housewife, and her father, Fred Midler, worked at a Navy base in Hawaii as a painter, and was also a housepainter.

Midler is also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. Her career has spanned almost half a century and Midler has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including "The Rose" and "Wind Beneath My Wings" as well as her renditions of "Do You Wanna Dance?", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "From a Distance". In film, she is known for her roles in  The Rose, Beaches, The First Wives Club, The Stepford Wives, For the Boys and Gypsy.

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Is Barbra Streisand Jewish?

Barbra Streisand is a Jew. Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director. She is one of the most well-known and successful entertainers in modern entertainment history.

Streisand was born as Barbara (later changing the spelling of her first name to be unique) Streisand in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Diana (née Ida Rosen) and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother was at one time a singer and her father was a high school teacher. Her family was Jewish; her paternal grandparents immigrated from Galicia and her maternal grandparents from Russia. Streisand attended the Jewish Orthodox Yeshiva of Brooklyn, where she gave a solo performance at the age of seven. She later attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, where she joined the Freshman Chorus and Choral Club.

Streisand has recorded 50 studio albums and began recording in the 1960s. She has also appeared in such films as Funny Girl, Yentl, Meet the Fockers and The Guilt Trip. Throughout her career she has won many awards, including Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and Tony Awards.

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Is Ellie Goulding Jewish?

Ellie Goulding is Jewish. The website "Shalom Life" called GouldingThe newest Jewish Brit to skyrocket to the top of the U.S. music charts since the late Amy Winehouse."

Goulding is the second of four children to Tracey Clark and Arthur Goulding. Goulding began playing the clarinet at the age of nine, and at 14 began learning guitar. She started songwriting at the age of 15 and while in college she won a singing competition.

Goulding was invited to sing at the April 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton where she performed a cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” at their wedding reception at Buckingham Palace.

Known as an avid runner who takes to the streets for up to six miles a day, Goulding is allegedly in a relationship with American producer and DJ, Sonny Moore.

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Is Jack White Jewish?

Jack White is not Jewish. The former singer of the White Stripes who now has a solo career does not disclose his religion.

According to a Time Magazine article, "in 1996, John (Jack) Gillis and Megan (Meg) White, got married, and Jack took Meg's last name. Jack says he grew up with ten older siblings in the southwest Detroit house he currently shares with roommates, and this is rumored to be true. Meg, he claims, grew up in the suburb of Grosse Pointe. By 1997, they had formed The White Stripes, and over the next two years they recorded an obscure, worthy self-titled album and numerous obscure, worthy singles." The couple has since divorced and the band has split up. 

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Is Davy Jones Jewish?

Was Davy Jones Jewish? No, Davy Jones was not Jewish. The former member of the rock band The Monkees was born David Thomas Jones in Lancashire, England. Neither his mother Doris Jones or his father Harry Jones were Jewish. Davy Jones died on February 29, 2012

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After appearing on the Ed Sullivan show, Davy Jones was inspired to see the way young girls reacted to the Beatles. It was in 1965 that Jones agreed to do a television pilot called "The Monkees" and the rest was history.

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Is Beyonce Jewish?

Beyonce is not Jewish. Beyonce was born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1981 to Matthew and Tina Knowles.  Beyonce and her parents are Christians. Beyonce's father is African American and her mother has African, Native American, French, and Irish ancestry.

Beyonce is married to rapper Jay-Z.  They delivered their daughter Blue Ivy Carter on February 10, 2012.

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Is Lady Gaga Jewish?

Lady Gaga is not Jewish. Lady Gaga was raised  Roman Catholic and attended Catholic schools. Her birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta and she is Catholic. Lady Gaga attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private Roman Catholic school on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Lady Gaga's Wikipedia entry explains that Lady Gaga "was born March 28, 1986, the eldest child of Joseph Germanotta, an Italian American internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia Bissett."

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Is Michael Jackson Jewish?

Michael Jackson is not Jewish.  Michael Jackson, the king of pop, had a number of Jewish friends and business associates.  Michael Jackson was known to have very strong feelings about the oppression suffered by the Jewish people and was believed to identify with them even more after he visited the Museum of Tolerance and its Holocaust Exhibit in 1993.

Michael Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and was believed by some to have converted to the Islam faith later in life.

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Is Bobby Brown Jewish?

Bobby Brown is not a Jew. Many people think that Bobby Brown is Jewish because of his trip to Israel with his then-wife Whitney Houston. Bobby Brown's parents, Carole and Herbert Brown, are not Jewish.

Blogger Rabbi Jason Miller, explained that Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown were invited to tour Israel by the Black Hebrews, who live in Israel's southern city of Dimona. Together with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, the couple traveled the country for a week and even met with then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Houston reportedly told Prime Minister Sharon that she felt at home in Israel. Houston and Brown were named honorary citizens of the Israeli city.

[Disambiguation: For information about the founder and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, go to "Is Bobbi Brown Jewish?"]

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Is Drake Jewish?

Yes, Drake is a Jew. The rapper Drake was born Aubrey Drake Graham in 1986.

Drake's mother is Jewish. Drake's father is Dennis Graham, an African American man who is not Jewish. Dennis Graham was a drummer for Jerry Lee Lewis. Drake's mother, Sandi Graham, was a teacher. Drake's parents divorced when he was five years old and he was raised by his mother.

Drake attended a Jewish day school and had a Bar Mitzvah. In October 2011, Drake celebrated a second bar mitzvah at Temple Israel in Miami where he filmed the music video for his song "HYFR" (released in April 2012).

Matisyahu once said about Drake, "He's Jewish, but he's not representing Judaism. He happens to be Jewish just like Bob Dylan happened to be Jewish, but what I'm doing is really tapping into my roots and culture, and trying to blend that with the mainstream... Drake's being Jewish is just a by-product."

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Is Amy Winehouse Jewish?

Was Amy Winehouse Jewish? Yes, she was. According to blogger Rabbi Jason Miller, the singer Amy Winehouse, who was found dead in her London home, was born in Southgate, London to Jewish parents Janis, a pharmacist, and Mitch, a cab driver.

A 2010 article in Moment Magazine titled "Surprise, They're Jewish," describes Winehouse as "The 27-year old British, bee-hived vocalist and tabloid headliner is equally known for her innovative songs and substance abuse problems; references to her 'pipes' could just as easily conjure her vocal chords or drug paraphernalia. Yet, the bad girl with the pin-up tattoos, soul style and Marilyn Monroe mole piercing was born to Mitchell and Janis, a Jewish couple in north London. Not everyone is surprised to hear that Winehouse is Jewish. Referencing her Semitic-looking visage, Sarah Silverman once quipped, 'She is Jewish, right? If she isn’t, someone should tell her face.'"

Her obituary in the New York Times states that "Winehouse showed an early talent for performing, as well as an eclecticism that would characterize her later work. She loved her father's Sinatra records, but she also liked hip-hop; at age 10 she and a friend formed a rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour that Ms. Winehouse later described as "the little white Jewish Salt-N-Pepa."

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Is Whitney Houston Jewish?

Was Whitney Houston Jewish? That seems to be a popular question following the singer's sudden death. Whitney Houston was not a Jew. The pop singer died on Saturday, February 11, 2012. She was once married to performer Bobby Brown. Her mother Emily "Cissy" Houston is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer.

According to blogger Rabbi Jason Miller, "Whitney Houston was not Jewish, but she did have a connection to the State of Israel... Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown were invited to tour Israel by the Black Hebrews, who live in Israel's southern city of Dimona. Together with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, the couple traveled the country for a week and even met with then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Houston reportedly told Prime Minister Sharon that she felt at home in Israel. Houston and Brown were named honorary citizens of the Israeli city."

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Is Justin Bieber Jewish?

Justin Bieber is not a Jew. The Web search "Is Justin Bieber Jewish" is very popular, however the young superstar is not a Jew. Justin Bieber is a Christian and has stated that he has a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Justin Bieber is not Jewish, but here he is at a friend's bar mitzvah wearing a yarmulke.

According to blogger Rabbi Jason Miller, writing in the Huffington Post, "Though the teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is not Jewish, he has a ritual of saying the most important statement to the Jewish people before each of his concerts. It turns out that his agent, Scott 'Scooter' Braun, taught Bieber the 'Shema Yisrael' and now the 16-year-old says those Hebrew words (in addition to a Christian prayer) before taking the stage."

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Is David Lee Roth Jewish?

Yes, David Lee Roth is a Jew. The lead singer of Van Halen was raised Jewish by his Jewish father Nathan Roth, an ophthalmologist, and his non-Jewish mother Sibyl Roth.

David Lee Roth is included in the original Adam Sandler Hanukkah Song.

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