Celebrities: Jewish or Not?

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

Miami Film festival (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Rashida Jones – Jewish

Rashida Jones is an American actress born February 25, 1976, in Los Angeles, CA. She is best known for her roles in sitcoms such as Parks and Recreation and The Office. Her mother, actress Peggy Lipton, was Jewish of Latvian and Russian descent, and Jones grew up practicing Reform Judaism and attending Hebrew school. She has said she has continued to practice as an adult.