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In another thread someone said that Mike Miller and Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies are Jewish. Does anyone know about this. Also, are there any Jewish NBA players?
Gasol and Miller Jewish?
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Mike Miller is from South Dakota, not many Jews there. Pau Gasol is from Spain and looks like a Spaniard. I don't thonk those guys are Jews. If they were Jews they would probably get a lot more attention from the press than they do. Kinda like how Einstein is the smartest man to ever live, Freud wasn't a pervert, Jay Fiedler is a decent quarterback, etc.
List of Jewish American athletes (this wouldn't cover Gasol but I don't think he's Jewish):
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_athlete s#Basketball[/url]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_athlete s#Basketball[/url]
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guest301 said:
I was wondering the same thing myself.
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I don't see the NFL loaded with very many white-skinned players of any ethnic persuasion, including Jews. I'll root for Bloom regardless of his background.
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who cares?!?
Getting a little carried away here, aren't you Guest301? After all, I'll bet just about everyone here has been a life-long fan of The Three Stooges even after learning they were Jewish.
nyuk, nyuk
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Good one Don! Those guys were hilarious, and they say Curly was a world class dancer in his youth.
I think Shemp is underappreciated.
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Doron never played in the NBA, I think it was a controversy about a
guaranteed contract.
guaranteed contract.
Bart said:
Remember in the movie "Airplane" when a passenger asks for something light to read and the stewardess gives him a pamphlet on Jewish athletes.
Now who's getting carried away! Don't worry, I'm sure CF will not become a celebration of the black and Jewish athlete.LOL.Even I don't want that...back to the question..does anybody know if Jeremy Bloom is of jewish descent..sometimes a last name can be misleading.
Colonel_Reb
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Guest301, I wish I knew about Bloom, but I dont.Edited by: Colonel_Reb
[url]http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=football&ID=40 4[/url]
According to that website Bloom has a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. So...half-Jew.
According to that website Bloom has a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. So...half-Jew.
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According to that website Bloom has a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. So...half-Jew.
It's very possible, but I don't trust the accuracy of some of these sites. Too much hearsay and anecdotal evidence. Being regarded Jewish can open previously closed doors in most fields, especially entertainment.
I've always enjoyed musicals and appreciate singers with strong, powerful or operatic type voices. Several years ago Robert Goulet was starring in a touring production of the musical -Camelot- which is one of my favorites. He was interviewed on a radio program and the host asked him about his roots.
Goulet spoke of his childhood in Canada and his wonderful memories of celebrating Christmas with his mother. The interviewer found it interesting as he had heard that Goulet was Jewish. Robert laughed and said he was not but many poeple assume he is. He then told a story of how the rumour probably started when he was young and trying to break into show business. Over the course of time he just never corrected the impression.
Since his industry is dominated by Jews, word spread among managers and talent agencies. Suddenly he began getting offers and everything took off from there. What I find interesting is that he never bothered to dispel the false assumptions of his heritage until many years after he became a big star. He aint no dummy!!
According to that website Bloom has a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother. So...half-Jew.
It's very possible, but I don't trust the accuracy of some of these sites. Too much hearsay and anecdotal evidence. Being regarded Jewish can open previously closed doors in most fields, especially entertainment.
I've always enjoyed musicals and appreciate singers with strong, powerful or operatic type voices. Several years ago Robert Goulet was starring in a touring production of the musical -Camelot- which is one of my favorites. He was interviewed on a radio program and the host asked him about his roots.
Goulet spoke of his childhood in Canada and his wonderful memories of celebrating Christmas with his mother. The interviewer found it interesting as he had heard that Goulet was Jewish. Robert laughed and said he was not but many poeple assume he is. He then told a story of how the rumour probably started when he was young and trying to break into show business. Over the course of time he just never corrected the impression.
Since his industry is dominated by Jews, word spread among managers and talent agencies. Suddenly he began getting offers and everything took off from there. What I find interesting is that he never bothered to dispel the false assumptions of his heritage until many years after he became a big star. He aint no dummy!!