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
She looks like a half black half white person, or Latino mixed!
I know what you mean! Im a light skin black woman, and everyone thinks its their job to remind me that im still black. Its because most wish that they had my skin color. So Sad.
If she is black in anyway she is obviously mixed.
she look like very much a black girl
im italian and i look biracial i am 100percent white im tanned
You always say that,100% Italian white, do not make me laugh…
i am you dont know me lady
Southern Italians and Sicilians have a mixed ancestry, Northern Italians not so much. Mainly Arabic with some Afro Arab influences as well as African soldiers that were part of the Roman Empire. Overall maybe 2 to 10% African, maybe 10 to 20% Arab.
she looks like she has arabic in her if she knows her backround that is what she is
Why is it that black people always point out that every group has African lineage even when it’s ridiculas, but when a mixed claims they are mixed, black people say it’s ridiculous to claim a white person five generations ago?
i agree all of us are not half black im italian and russian
Internalized white supremacy. Sadly too many Blacks love the one drop. Mental colonization. Very sad. Plus they only apply to cool people . If it’s receptacle can material like George Zimmerman who is very black via Afro Panama they ignore it.