Thursdays – Famous Jewish Personalities in Politics, Science, Music and Art

Thursdays – Famous Jewish Personalities in Politics, Science, Music and Art

9/4 Robert Redford rose to fame in 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and he still earns swoons for his laid-back, tanned good looks. Except these same good looks also hide a multitude of sins and tragedies: From his on-set struggles to his thorny personal life, even in his heyday, Robert Redford was no golden boy.

9/11 Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero born in Newark, New Jersey, , known as Connie Francis, spent her first years in Brooklyn before returning to New Jersey. She grew up in an Italian-Jewish neighborhood—and like all children, she was a sponge when it came to absorbing languages. So, she grew up speaking English, Yiddish, and Hebrew.

9/18 Harpo Marx If Groucho was the witty Marx Brother, Harpo Marx was without a doubt the wild one. His persona of the silent lunatic who runs around wreaking havoc is one of the most instantly recognizable characters in movie history. But just who was the man behind the character? The answer to that is much different than people realize.

9/25 Bea Arthur Whether from her days on Broadway, through her performance as Maude Findlay or as one of the iconic Golden Girls, Bea Arthur was a star known by generations of viewers. As an actress, she was formidable, commanding the screen with a droll power. As a person, however, she preferred her privacy. All in all, Arthur was known to have an attitude that often got her in trouble.