Is Adam Goldstein Jewish?

Adam Goldstein was Jewish. Known as DJ AM, Adam Goldstein was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family. Goldstein's stage name, "DJ AM" stands for his first and middle names, Adam Michael.

When Adam Goldstein was 20, he started deejaying. Following a long history of drug abuse, Goldstein was sober for more than 11 years before relapsing in 2009. Goldstein was found dead at his New York City apartment on August 28, 2009, from an apparent drug overdose.

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Is Macaulay Culkin Jewish?

Macaulay Culkin is not Jewish. The child actor who starred in the Home Alone movies is the son of Patricia Brentrup and Kit Culkin, a former stage actor. Culkin was raised Roman Catholic.

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Is Ringo Starr Jewish?

Ringo Starr is not Jewish. The Beatles member was once thought to be Jewish because there was a Starr family in his hometown that was a Jewish family, but Ringo Starr is not a Jew. 

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Is Greg Smith Jewish?

Yes, Greg Smith is Jewish. The Goldman Sachs executive who famously published a New York Times op-ed excoriating the investment bank were he worked is Jewish. Greg Smith admonished Goldman Sachs for having a culture winning at any cost rather than putting the client's best interest first. Many are calling Greg Smith a real life Jerry McGuire.

The Former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith is Jewish (Photo: USA Today)

In his scathing NYTimes op-ed, Greg Smith wrote:

My proudest moments in life — getting a full scholarship to go from South Africa to Stanford University, being selected as a Rhodes Scholar national finalist, winning a bronze medal for table tennis at the Maccabiah Games in Israel, known as the Jewish Olympics — have all come through hard work, with no shortcuts. Goldman Sachs today has become too much about shortcuts and not enough about achievement. It just doesn’t feel right to me anymore.

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Is Robert Sherman Jewish?

Yes Robert Sherman is Jewish. Robert Sherman died on March 5, 2012 at 88. He died in London.

He was one half of a pair of songwriting brothers who wrote "Mary Poppins" and the Disney theme song, “It’s a Small World.” Robert Sherman and his brother Richard Sherman worked for Disney in the 1950s and 1960s. They wrote the theme song for Mary Poppins and also the famous “Supercalifragilisticexpialadocius” from the same movie.

Robert Shermans was born in New York. He was among the first US soldiers at the liberation of Dachau.

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Is Robert Levinson Jewish?

Robert Levinson is Jewish. He was born on March 10, 1948 and is an American private detective who was formerly a top FBI agent. Robert (Bob) Levinson disappeared in March 2007 when visiting Iran's Kish Island while apparently researching a cigarette-smuggling case.

On March 6, 2012, the FBI announced the offer of $1 Million for information leading to the direct and safe return of Robert Levinson. Because of Bob Levinson's 22 years with the FBI as a Special agent, the Agency is making every effort to get him returned safely. He is a husband, a father and a grandfather and suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.

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Is Robert Allen Stanford Jewish?

Is Robert Stanford Jewish? Robert Allen Stanford does not appear to be a Jew. Robert Allen Stanford, born on March 24, 1950 is better known as just Allen Stanford. According to Wikipedia he is a fifth-generation Texan who once resided in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, he holds dual citizenship, being a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda and a United States citizen. He has been the prime subject of huge Ponzi scheme investigation dating back to February of 2009.

It was reported today, March 6, 2012, that a Houston jury found him guilty on almost all charges involving a $7 Billion Ponzi scheme. Many of the investors that were bilked were charitable organizations.

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