JV
Arts & Literature

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Who

Jean-Claude Van Damme · Arts & Literature

What

Belgian martial-arts action star, born Jean-Claude Van Varenberg; his paternal grandmother was Jewish.

When

1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium

Where

Brussels (Belgium); Los Angeles and Hong Kong

Biography

Jean-Claude Van Damme is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Belgian martial-arts action star, born Jean-Claude Van Varenberg; his paternal grandmother was Jewish.

How & why

Belgian martial-arts action star, born Jean-Claude Van Varenberg. He is of partial Jewish descent: his paternal grandmother was Jewish. He is not generally described as practising Judaism; the connection is one of ancestry.

Sources & external links

Verify and go deeper with these external references.

Source: Wikipedia — Jean-Claude Van Damme

Contributions & Sources

Belgian martial-arts action star, born Jean-Claude Van Varenberg; his paternal grandmother was Jewish.

1960

Source: Wikipedia — Jean-Claude Van Damme