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
hei we talk about Ethnicity not religion,but when u said “A true Christian loves others and does not hate anyone who is different. We are not afraid of other religions because we don’t believe in religion” u mean r Islam?…come on,don’t say u r such a tolerate while in the same time u only think ur religion r the best,the rightest other especially Islam r the otherwise…don’t u remember Nazi?…they r christians but kill so many in Africa,Asia countries…next time before u judge others please judge urself & ur fellow christians,ty
Jesus did everything in the open and it doesn’t cost one dime to belive in HIM and go HIGHER. He’s as HIGH as you can go people and it’s AWESOME AND ALL FREE.
Christians don’t pray to Allah, we don’t believe in Allah. Our Lord is Jesus Christ the only Son of God. We are His slaves, yet He set us free, but we love Him so much that we are willing to give our lives for HIM and serve Him. He gives us the freedom to enjoy life and enjoy Him in peace and happiness. A true Christian loves others and does not hate anyone who is different. We are not afraid of other religions because we don’t believe in religion. Christianity is not a religion, it is relationship with the MOST HIGH GOD! Unfortunately almost all “Christian churches” misrepresent christianity and it’s true meaning.
She has a unique look so Im not surprised that people are curious about her ethnicity.
who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!