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Indeed, such disparate talents as Joan Rivers and Barry Manilow have talked openly about the importance of their heritage in the direction their careers have taken. Manilow does so in his new book, Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise,. in which he fondly recalls prayer lessons alternating with piano lessons. Rivers, too, has shown a link with her past. "Joan has a very strong feeling for her Jewish identity," said Baron. "She went through a lot of crises this past year'L-. the suicide of her husband, Edgar Rosenberg, the failure of her late-night television talk show "and I think her strong relationship to her identity helped her through?' Identifying with one's Jewishness is a heartening change of heart for some witnessing it on the parameters of the Hollywood scene. Mordecai Richler, a native of Montreal, has written extensively about the Jewish experience. Two of his books, The Appren- ticeship of Duddy Kravitz and Joshua Then and Now, have been turned into films. "It seems we are seeing more and more Jewish stars who are proud of being Jewish and not hiding their Jewishness on screen," said Richler. "You see people like George Segal and Richard Dreyfuss becoming ro- mantic leads. Twenty or 30 years ago they would have changed their names, like Edward G. Robinson," once known as Emmanuel Goldenberg. And there are more Hollywood person- alities choosing to become Jewish. Nell Carter, the black star of "Gimme a Break," recently converted to Judaism — her hus- band is Jewish, as was her grandfather. Cybill Shepherd, star of "Moonlighting," wants to be a full-time Jew and is now tak- ing conversion classes. She reportedly in- tends to convert so her twins, Zachariah and Ariel, will be raised as Jews. Shepard's husband, Bruce Oppenheim, is Jewish. (Not to mention Whoopi Goldberg, who chose a Jewish surname though she is not Jewish.) Then there is the issue of the depth of one's Jewishness. Monty Hall, long active on behalf of United Jewish Appeal, is con- cerned that too many people are dazzled by the glitter of a star's Jewishness rather than the substance. For years the TV show host has been on the lecture route, telling people "it's not im- portant if someone is born a Jew; it's what he has done as a Jew that matters. Because if he hasn't given a nickel to the UJA, he's Actors like Richard Dreyfuss don't have to change their names to get romantic leads. not important in my book." Exactly, says Rabbi Seidler-Feller. He acknowledges that there has been some movement among Hollywood's Jews in the direction of discovering their roots. "I believe there are changes," he said. "But that is almost unimportant because there is no concrete evidence of a real trans- formation. "If you would say that more groups of people today in society are interested in their Judaism, you would be right. If you would say that Hollywood is more open to Jewishness, that would be correct. "But," added the rabbi, "to say that Jews here are returning to their roots is just wishful thinking." Seidler-Feller is able to put his finger on the pulse of Jewish Hollywood. "The rhythms," he said, "are still not Jewish rhythms. I see too much hype." Indeed, Streisand's involvement in "Yentl" was one of the more hyped stories of 1983. It was a film Seidler-Feller worked on as a consultant. Did the Hillel rabbi witness a transfor- mation of Streisand? "Let's just say," he said, "that Barbra Streisand was as Jewishly committed before Tend' as she is after. Tend' was not a period of transformation." What bothers Seidler-Feller with all the talk of Jewish Hollywood's renewed aware- ness of roots is "the absence of content and substance even with all this openness."