Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo · Arts & Literature
Iconic Mexican painter who throughout her life identified as being of Jewish descent through her father; posthumous genealogical research (2005-06) indicates her paternal family was German Lutheran, not ethnically Jewish. Included on the strength of her lived, self-identified Jewish identity, with this clarification.
1907, Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico — 1954, Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Iconic Mexican painter who throughout her life identified as being of Jewish descent through her father; posthumous genealogical research (2005-06) indicates her paternal family was German Lutheran, not ethnically Jewish. Included on the strength of her lived, self-identified Jewish identity, with this clarification.
Frida Kahlo was an iconic Mexican painter who throughout her life described herself as being of Jewish descent through her German-born father. Posthumous genealogical research (2005-06) concluded that her paternal family was in fact German Lutheran, not ethnically Jewish; she is included here on the strength of her lived, self-identified Jewish identity, with that clarification.
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Iconic Mexican painter who throughout her life identified as being of Jewish descent through her father; posthumous genealogical research (2005-06) indicates her paternal family was German Lutheran, not ethnically Jewish. Included on the strength of her lived, self-identified Jewish identity, with this clarification.
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