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Birth Name:
Natalie Hershlag
Birth Place:
Jerusalem, Israel
Ethnicity:
Jewish Polish, Romanian, Austrian and Russian
The Israeli actress is famous for her role in the series, Stars Wars episode I to episode III. Her paternal grandparents were Jews from Poland and Romania, while her maternal grandparents were Jews from Austria and Russia. Some of her great grandparents died in Auschwitz.
She is able to speak Hebrew and studied French, Japanese, Arabic and German.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman
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She’s just a jew
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she doesnt have romanian blood.her ancestors who lived in romania were jews. romanians never mixe with jews because of the religion
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I said that Ashkenazi Jews are white, Sephardic jews who are not white, just to be clear.
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she’s made very polish
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He seems a lot like romanian girls, especially from Oltenia region.
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I agree, she looks very Romanian
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Kitty,
Sadly, your intellect matches that of a stick. First of all, Danielle was asking a legitimate question. Judaism can be confusing as it can encompass one,two, three or four of the following: ethnicity, nationality, religion and culture. For example: A Hacidic Jew practicing in the United States would deem his/her RELIGION as Jewish, his/her CULTURE as Jewish, his/her ethnicity as Jewish and his/her nationality as American. Another example: a child born to a Jewish mother who is non-practicing would most likely claim his ethnicity as Jewish but neither religion or culture as Jewish.
To call Romania “sons of Roman Impire” is both insulting to the Dacian Empire and ignorant. If you REALLY want an accurate history on Romania then please note the following:
-The Dacian Empire (now Romania) consisted of people that were culturally influenced by Scythians and Celtic tribes. The Empire’s leader, King Burebista, was an OPPONENT of Caesar.
-The Dacian Empire battled for MANY decades before being conquered by the Romans around 106 AD.
-In 271, the Romans RETREATED and un-occupied Dacia
-While the empire was occupied the Romans MIXED with the Geto-Dacians thus creating “Romanians”
Before I continue, I will again reiterate that Romanians WERE NOT PURELY “sons of Romania”. Their ethnicity is a combination of Geto-Dacians and Roman.
Romania was also never even called Romania (technically it was the kingdom of Romania) until 13 March 1881. Prior to 1881 it fell under names/territories such as Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldava and Ottoman Empire.
Lastly, may I suggest that you brush up on both your World History and English before venturing to insult the general American population again. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to eat a lovely hamburger with ketchup, mustard and a side of smug foreign cad who just got served.
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ROMANIAN PRIDE <3 :)
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