Paula Abdul
Abdul in 2011, joe seer/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Paula Julie Abdul
Place of Birth: San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 19, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – Syrian Jewish
*mother – Ukrainian Jewish, Russian Jewish
Paula Abdul is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She is known for being a judge on the show American Idol.
Paula’s father, Harry Abdul, was a Syrian Jew from Aleppo, who emigrated to Brazil, and then to the U.S. Paula’s mother, Lorraine (Rykiss), is Ashkenazi Jewish, and is originally from Saint Boniface, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. All four of Paula’s maternal great-grandparents were born in Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine.
Some have associated her with the black community, because of her style of music.
Paula’s maternal grandfather was William Alexander Rykiss (the son of Avram/Avraham Rykiss and Bessie Peshe “Passy” Malamed). William was born in Katerburg, Ukraine. Bessie was the daughter of Moishe Malamed and Dvora/Dovrah Berg.
Paula’s maternal grandmother was Sally/Sarah Naomi Riceberg (the daughter of Moishe Leib “Maurice” Riceberg and Mariam Goldbreski/Golubitsky). Sally was born in Manitoba, Canada, to parents who were born in Russia and Ovruch, Ukraine.
Sources: Genealogy of Paula Abdul – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Paula Abdul (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Paula talks about being Jewish – http://www.ynetnews.com
If she looks mediterranean, she is not an arab, she could be spanish, italian, greek, portuguese… and in case you didn’t know, mediterranean are mostly catholic and white, although not all of them have light hair and skin.
Arabics are Mediterranean
Idont care what nobody says
Ms.abdul got black in her
Somewhere thats a fact, I
Know that genetics play a role
In mixed people to comeout
Looking like other races but ,i put money on her d.n.a. Tested ms. abdul got black blood somewhere, and I will
Always think that, because she does
Good day, lol
all arabs and mediterraneans have some sort of black blood in them
blood is red, not black
haha :)
i agree, abdul,abnegro..same difference..Lol
Jealous one drop clown
she looks 100 percent mediterranian, she looks like an arab
i agree
She look very middle eastern…
Yep…lol…that’s why it says “Syrian” up there.
She’s Jewish. And Syria is bordered to Israel, in Middle East of course.