Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix · Arts & Literature
Oscar-winning actor; his mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (both her parents were Russian- and Hungarian-Jewish), making him matrilineally Jewish.
1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico and Florida; Los Angeles, California
Joaquin Phoenix is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Oscar-winning actor; his mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (both her parents were Russian- and Hungarian-Jewish), making him matrilineally Jewish.
Oscar-winning actor. His mother, Arlyn (nee Dunetz), is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with Russian- and Hungarian-Jewish parents, which makes Phoenix matrilineally Jewish. He was not, however, raised in a practising Jewish household.
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Oscar-winning actor; his mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (both her parents were Russian- and Hungarian-Jewish), making him matrilineally Jewish.
Source: Wikipedia — Joaquin Phoenix
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