Paula Abdul

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Birth Name:

Paula Julie Abdul

Birth Place:

San Fernando, California, U.S.

Date of Birth:

June 19, 1962

What Race or Ethnicity:

Jewish Syrian, Jewish Russian-Ukrainian and French Canadian

Despite many people believing Abdul is Black, her father Harry Abdul, was a Syrian Jew who immigrated to Brazil and then to the U.S. while her mother Lorraine Rykiss is also Jewish and originally from Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Canada. Paula’s nationality is American.

Abdul has been quoted saying her mother is French-Canadian and her father is Brazilian-Syrian. Many people may associate her with the Black community because of her style of music.

In a book called The Portable Jewish Mother, it states that Abdul’s father is a Sephardic Jew and her mom is an Ashkenazi Jew.

An Abdul associate says: “I can’t say that this is a Black woman totally, but the major part of her early success came from the Black community, and her identity is definitely with Blacks.”

Source:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3328923,00.html

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n5_v45/ai_8540133

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