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Joaquin Phoenix

Who

Joaquin Phoenix · Arts & Literature

What

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.

When

1974, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Where

Puerto Rico and Florida; Los Angeles, California

Biography

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.

How & why

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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Source: Wikipedia — Joaquin Phoenix

Contributions & Sources

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

Source: Wikipedia — Joaquin Phoenix