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Stars of David
Wasserman Schultz: Restore rights of Holocaust-era Interested in Your
insurance policy beneficiaries By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Family’s History?

Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish
on to this unjust enrichment is an of- for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jew-
fensive re-victimization that cannot be ish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify Nate Bloom (see column at left) has become a family history expert in 10
allowed to stand,” Wasserman Schultz with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are years of doing his celebrity column, and he has expert friends who can help
said. also identified as Jewish. when called on. Most family history experts charge $1,000 or more to do a
Golden Globe Nominations first cousin, Thomas Newman, who full family-tree search. However, Bloom knows that most people want to start
The 2020 Golden Globe awards will was raised in his mother’s Christian with a limited search of one family line.
air on NBC on Sunday, January 5 at faith, is also nominated for best score).
8:00 p.m. This is a very good year for BEST FILM awards: The best So here’s the deal:
Jewish nominees. Here goes: film and best TV awards are given to
ACTING: Lead actor, drama film: the principal producers. My practice is Write Bloom at nteibloom@aol.com and enclose a phone number.
JOAQUIN PHOENIX, 45, Joker to note if a “best” nominee has a Jew-
(his mother is Jewish and he identi- ish director or writer. They are usually Nate will then contact you about starting a limited search. If that
fies as Jewish); Lead actress, drama nominated producers, too. Best drama goes well, additional and more extensive searches are possible.
film: SCARLETT JOHANSSON, film: 1917, Sam Mendes (directed/ The first search fee is no more than $100. No upfront cost. Also,
35, Marriage Story (exact same back- wrote/produced); and Marriage Sto-
ground as Phoenix); Lead actress, com- ry, Noah Baumbach (directed/wrote/ several of this newspaper’s readers have asked Bloom to locate
edy film: BEANIE FELDSTEIN, 26, produced), and Joker, Todd Phillips friends and family members from their past, and that’s worked out
Booksmart; Lead actor, TV comedy se- (directed, co-wrote and produced. His great for them. So contact him about this as well.
ries: MICHAEL DOUGLAS, 75, The co-writer is STEVE SILVER, 60ish.
Kominsky Method, and BEN PLATT, Best comedy/musical film: Jojo Rab-
26, The Politician, and PAUL RUDD, bit, Taikia Waititi, 44 (directed/wrote). Best TV mini-series: All five nom- CHABON, 56 (this wife-husband team
50, Living with Yourself; Lead actress, Special note: This half-Polynesian di- inated series have a Jewish connec- co-produced and co-wrote the series).
comedy series: NATASHA LYONNE, rector has one Jewish maternal great- tion. Catch-22, GRANT HESLOV, One Last Carrie Fisher
40, Russian Doll; Lead actress: mini- grandfather. His background is often 56 (co-producer and co-directer. The Performance
series/TV movie: JOEY KING, 20, mis-reported because his mother iden- series is based on the novel by the late Still playing everywhere is Star Wars:
The Act; Lead actor, TV mini-series/ tifies as Jewish and he refers to her as JOSEPH HELLER.); Chernobyl, The Rise of Skywalker. It’s the final part
movie: SACHA BARON COHEN, Jewish. I don’t “count” him as Jewish. CRAIG MAZIN, 48 (series creator, of the nine-episode Skywalker saga.
48, The Spy (he played Israeli Mossad Best animated film: The Lion King, writer, producer); Fosse/Verdon, STE- Like the last three really big Star Wars
agent ELI COHEN); Supporting ac- JON FAVREAU, 54 (director, pro- VEN LEVENSON, 35 (co-creater and films, it was directed and co-written
tor, TV series/mini-series/TV film: ducer), with JEFF NATHANSON, 54 co-writer); The Loudest Voice in the by J.J. ABRAMS, 53. One sad note:
ALAN ARKIN, 85, The Kominsky (The Lion King screenplay). Room, GABRIEL SHERMAN, 40 CARRIE FISHER, who died in 2016,
Method, and HENRY WINKLER, BEST TV AWARDS: Best TV (wrote the book the series was based does appear as Princess Leia one more
74, Barry; Supporting actress, TV se- drama series: The Crown, PETER upon, produced series, wrote some time. They are using footage from the
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