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- ↑ Bloom, Nate (February 21, 2012). "Interfaith Celebrities: Oscar Time! Jewish/Interfaith Nominees". interfaithfamily.com.
The adapted screenplay is by (non-nominee) David Shamoon, 64, a Canadian who was born in India. He's the son of Iraqi Jews who fled Iraq following the infamous 1941 Baghdad pogrom.
- ↑ Bloom, Nate (February 15, 2012). "Jewish Stars: Oscar time". Cleveland Jewish News.
