34 July 11 • 2019
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celebrity jews
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KRAVITZ/GLUSMAN CLANS
Zoe Kravitz, 30, wed actor Karl Glusman,
31, on June 28. The secular
wedding was held in the
palatial Paris home of her
father, famous rocker Lenny
Kravitz. Also attending were
the four other female stars of
Zoe’
s HBO series, Big Little
Lies. Zoe’
s mother, actress
Lisa Bonet, 51, was there,
too, accompanied by her
present husband, actor Jason
Momoa (Aquaman).
OK — here is the con-
densed Jewish story. Lenny’
s
father was Jewish and his
mother African American. He
had a very light exposure to
Judaism as a child and, as
an adult, he identifies as a
Christian. His mother was
African American actress
Roxie Roker (The Jeffersons).
Bonet’
s white mother was
Jewish and her father was
African American. She was
raised “Jewish light,” but
doesn’
t practice anything
now. Zoe has defined herself
as a “secular Jew” and does
seem to like Jewish guys —
most of her prior “steadies”
are Jewish.
Karl’
s paternal grandfa-
ther, Dr. Murray Glusman, a
distinguished physician, was
the son of Russian Jewish
immigrants. Karl’
s paternal
grandmother, also a top
physician, was a “WASP” (I
don’
t know if she converted
to Judaism. Clues make me
think not.). Karl’
s maternal
grandparents were Irish and
Swedish. Bottom line: There
is enough “Jewish” going on
here that there’
s a chance
the newlyweds’
children, if
any, will be raised Jewish.
They will be “halachic” Jews
because their mother is the
child of a Jewish mother.
BRIEFLY NOTED
Mel Brooks, 92, was in New York recently
for a two-night performance of his show
Mel Brooks on Broadway. The New York
Post reports that a Discovery channel
executive asked him the “key to longev-
ity.” He replied: “Keep on living.” In an
audience Q&A segment,
Brooks was asked: “Do you
wear boxers or briefs?” He
replied, “Depends.”
Now streaming on Netflix
is the mini-series Tales of
the City. The series follows
an eclectic group of San
Francisco-based friends.
There were three prior
mini-series based on the
Tales of the City novels
that starred Laura Linney
and Olympia Dukakis. They
co-star again in the new
Netflix series. Victor Garber,
70, and Zosia Mamet, 31,
have recurring roles as new
characters. Garber plays
Sam, a volunteer reader
for sight-impaired people.
He reads to Mrs. Madrigal
(Dukakis). Mamet, a co-star
of the HBO show Girls, plays
Claire, a hip documentary
filmmaker who becomes
the love interest of Linney’
s
estranged daughter.
A new Broadway musical
about the life and career of
rock legend Neil Diamond,
78, will hit the boards
sometime in the next year.
The still untitled musical will
follow him from his origins
as poor Brooklyn Jewish boy
until he hits super-stardom.
Many of Diamond’
s songs
will be used. Diamond
has expressed happiness
with the new show and
the creative team behind
it. The two principals are
top-notch: The show’
s story
(“book”) is being written
by Andrew McCarten, who
wrote Bohemian Rhapsody.
The director is Michael
Mayer, 59, a Tony winner for
best direction of a musical.
He’
s also adept at directing dramas and
fixing scripts when necessary. ■
NATE BLOOM
COLUMNIST
Zoe Kravitz
Lisa Bonet
Victor Garber (2012)
Zosia Mamet
PHOTO VIA KRAVITZ FACEBOOK
PHOTO VIA BONET FACEBOOK
PHOTO VIA GARBER FACEBOOK
PHOTO VIA WIKIPEDIA
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