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Stars of David Interested in Your

By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist
Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish Family’s History?
for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jew-
ish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify
with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are Nate Bloom (see column at left) has become a family history expert in 10
also identified as Jewish. years of doing his celebrity column, and he has expert friends who can help
when called on. Most family history experts charge $1,000 or more to do a
Diggs is Everywhere Now filmed, and the “best parts” were com- full family-tree search. However, Bloom knows that most people want to start
Recent events have led the Jewish me- bined to make the film. THOMAS with a limited search of one family line.
dia to report on the fairly large and KAIL, 42, who directed the stage ver-
growing number of American Jews “of sion, also directed the film. So here’s the deal:
color.” A 2019 report by Stanford and Of course, Lin-Manuel Miranda,
the Univ. of San Francisco estimated 40, stars in the title role and he wrote Write Bloom at nteibloom@aol.com and enclose a phone number.
12-15% of American Jews are persons the musical. Many articles have noted Nate will then contact you about starting a limited search. If that
of color. Most are children of intermar- that he really loves everything Jewish.
riage, but a considerable number are Check out, or revisit, the “Lin Miranda goes well, additional and more extensive searches are possible.
converts to Judaism. This past year, wedding video” on YouTube. Called The first search fee is no more than $100. No upfront cost. Also,
two famous Jews “of color” have been the best wedding video ever, it features
very prominent. The first is comedian/ an amazing (spoiler!) version of “To several of this newspaper’s readers have asked Bloom to locate
actress TIFFANY HADDISH, 40, Life” from Fiddler on the Roof. I am friends and family members from their past, and that’s worked out
who discovered as an adult that her enraptured and just plain happy every great for them. So contact him about this as well.
(now late) father was an Eritrean Jew. time I see it. Those are feelings we all
She embraced her father’s faith and need now.
had a “real” bat mitzvah (reading from Broadcast and Streaming Options The new Peacock network pre- had the misfortune to star in three big-
the Torah, etc.) last December. Lenox Hill is a Netflix documentary se- mieres “for everybody” on Wednes- budget films that flopped (Beautiful
The other is DAVEED DIGGS, ries about the famous Manhattan hos- day, July 15. “Everybody” comes with Creatures, Rules Don’t Apply and Han
38. He is the son of an African-Ameri- pital (released June 9 to great reviews). qualifiers. Certain cable company Solo: A Star Wars Story).You can see
can father and a (white) Jewish mother. Filmed before the pandemic, the series customers are already getting it with him at his best, I think, in Hail, Caesar,
He was raised, for lack of a better term, follows four physicians as they balance their subscription. “Everybody” can a COEN brothers film that did fine.
“Jewish Light.” As I reported in my their personal lives with their profes- see some of the shows if they have an Finally, there’s Intelligence, a six-
last column, he has a leading voice role sional careers. One is DR. DAVID internet connection. If you pay $5 per episode British sitcom set in the U.K.
in Central Park, an Apple TV+ ani- LANGER, 50ish, the hospital’s head month, you can see them all. DAVID SCHWIMMER, 53, co-stars
mated series (started in May), and he of neurosurgery. Dr. Langer has often Peacock series starting on July as Jerry Bernstein, a National Security
co-stars in the big-budget TNT thriller appeared as a medical expert on shows 15 include The Capture, Brave New Agency agent who is a liaison to a Brit-
series Snowpiercer, which also began like Good Morning America. Sadly, World and Intelligence. Capture is a ish cybercrimes unit. The first season
in May and concludes on July 19. Also, just a couple of months ago, Lenox Hill six-episode British series that aired in aired in Britain last February and a sec-
this coming August, Diggs has an im- was a “ground zero” hospital in New the U.K. last fall and got great reviews. ond season has been ordered. Schwim-
portant role in The Good Lord Bird, a York City’s battle to stem our modern It focuses on a British veteran of the mer’s ex-wife, ZOE BUCKMAN, 35,
major Showtime mini-series about the plague. Afghan War who is the suspect in a is a Brit and they have a 9-year-old
lead-up to the Civil War. The HBO documentary I’ll Be Gone horrible domestic crime. RON PERL- daughter.
Diggs won a Tony for his perfor- in the Dark premiered on June 28. It is MAN, 70, has a supporting role.
mance as the Marquis de Lafayette based on the bestselling book of the Brave New World stars ALDEN Need to reach the editor
and Thomas Jefferson in the mega- same name written by Michelle Mc- EHRENREICH, 30. It’s based on the
hit Broadway musical Hamilton. The Namara (1970-2016) and it chronicles famous 1932 dystopian novel by Al- of The Jewish News?
film version of Hamilton (co-starring her hunt for the “Golden State Killer” dous Huxley. Ehrenreich was discov-
Diggs) will premiere on the Disney (a suspect was arrested in April 2018). ered by STEVEN SPIELBERG, 73, Send an email to
Plus channel on Friday, July 3. Three The director is Emmy winner and Os- who chanced to see him in a funny bat jewishnews18@gmail.com.
stage productions of Hamilton were car nominee LIZ GARBUS, 50. mitzvah video. He is talented, but he’s

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