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From Larry David to Seth Rogen, there are plenty of famously Jewish people in the celebrity realm.
But there are also numerous celebrities you probably didn't realize have Jewish connections as well.
Some celebrities, like Gwyneth Paltrow, converted to Judaism, while others have Jewish roots.
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Paula Abdul took a "magical and emotional" pilgrimage to Israel when she was 51.
Born to a father of Syrian-Jewish descent and a Canadian-Jewish mother, Paula Abdul grew up in a practicing Jewish family, but perhaps due to her aspirations of professional dancing and singing — and her time as a Lakers Girl — she didn't have time to complete Hebrew school or have a bat mitzvah.