This week focuses on notables with Jewish heritage. Per wikitree.com I am:

19 degrees from Isaac Asimov
20 degrees from Leonard Bernstein
23 degrees from Sammy Davis
27 degrees from Paul Ehrlich
28 degrees from Albert Einstein
21 degrees from Celia Franca
26 degrees from Stan Lee
23 degrees from Morris Michtom
26 degrees from Leonard Nimoy
26 degrees from Maya Rudolph
22 degrees from Steven Spielberg
21 degrees from Walter Winchell

More info on each:

Isaak Asimov, science fiction author (Foundation series, I, Robot, etc.) and biochemist.

Leonard Bernstein, pianist, composer, and conductor known for works like the musical,
West Side Story.

Sammy Davis, Jr., Rat Pack member who could sing, tap dance, act, play piano, drum,
and was a comedian, as well.

Paul Ehrlich, who won the Nobel prize for his work on immunity.

Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, best known for his theory of relativity. Received the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 'for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for
his discovery of the Law of the Photoelectric Effect.'

Celia Franca, dancer, choreographer, and teacher, who was the founder of the National
Ballet of Canada.

Stan Lee, the face of Marvel Comics and one of the comic industry's most popular and
celebrated creators.

Morris Michtom, inventor of the Teddy Bear, the stuffed children's toy that was invented
in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Leonard Nimoy, actor, writer, director, and photographer, best known for his role as
"Spock" in the Star Trek universe.

Maya Rudolph, impressionist comedian, actress, and singer, known by many for her
years on Saturday Night Live.

Steven Spielberg, widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and
one of the most commercially successful with blockbusters such as Jaws, Schindler's
List, and Jurassic Park.

Walter Winchel, journalist, actor, tap dancer, veteran, and television narrator for the
show The Untouchables

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, popes, writers. I guess that
I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

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