photo credit: BobbyProm Farmar in a Yellow warm up tracksuit
Birth Name: Jordan Robert Farmar
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: November 30, 1986
Race or Ethnicity: African American, Jewish
The professional basketball player was born to an African American father and a Jewish American mother. Hes was quoted in an article in Ynet news:
“But I’m not the one who plays up the fact that I am a Jewish basketball player. I want to be a player admired by everyone, and not just one community or another. Look, I am also half black,”
Source:
http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3177805,00.html
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Damn, he looks str8 white.
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Wow! “The original Jews were black and from Africa!” Then on the other hand maybe he’s talking about he’s half European Jew. Oh well then again there’s another problem here…being a Jew represents a religion not a separate race of people.
John 8:32
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Actually, the Jews were a algamated group (still are) and while they were darker then the Ashkenazi of today (and with African genes) it is not a fact – or a complete simplification – to label them as “African”. Ancient Jewish writings show how they considered themselves different from black Africans.
And yes, Farmar’s mother is Ashkenazi (stepdad is an Israeli Jew). While Judaism is the religion, the Jewish people are an ethnicity. This is a simplified explanation, but I hope you get the gist.
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