![]() |
September 28, 2008 Scarlett Johansson marries in Canada UPDATEDhttp://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/scarlett_johansson_marries_in_canada_20080928/ |
![]() Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot over the weekend, but no one knows whether it was a Jewish wedding… Johansson is outspoken about her Judaism. She has been called “the kosher Danish” because of her father’s Scandinavian background, but according to Wikipedia, her mother Melanie Sloan, comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from the Bronx. When Johansson began working with Woody Allen, she felt an unusual bond with him—and attributed it to his being Jewish. He was the sweet, nerdy, powerful Jewish director and she was his young gorgeous muse. In 2007, she told USA Today, “I just adore Woody. We have a lot in common. We’re New Yorkers, Jewish. We have a very easygoing relationship.” After Johansson starred with Natalie Portman in “The Other Boleyn Girl,” Portman coined the term “The Hot Knishes” for the Jewish tag team. From The Times of London:
In this old YouTube gem, Johansson talks to the Israeli press about her Jewish background (she grew up with Shabbat and Hanukkah and Passover) and says she wishes she could speak Yiddish like her grandmother: Details on the wedding from the Associated Press:
More Scarlett Johnasson on Hollywood Jew: |
© Copyright 2012 Tribe Media Corp. |