Celebrities: Jewish or Not?

Celebrities you might not have known are Jewish….or maybe you did…

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Bruce Springsteen – Not Jewish

Bruce Springsteen is an American singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1949, in Long Branch, NJ. He rose to fame with his 1975 album Born to Run and has since become known as “The Boss,” with a decades-long career earning him 20 Grammys, an Academy Award, a Tony and an Oscar, as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Though he is often thought to be Jewish due to his last name, he was raised Catholic and is of Dutch, Irish and Italian descent.