Nate Bloom

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Nate Bloom
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Genealogist
Columnist

Nate Bloom is an American columnist and genealogist focusing on Jewish genealogy.

Bloom writes a syndicated column on Jewish celebrities that appears in Jewish-oriented newspapers, including American Israelite , Cleveland Jewish News , Detroit Jewish News , New Jersey Jewish Standard , Tampa Jewish Federation News, 18Doors (formerly InterfaithFamily ), J. The Jewish News of Northern California , JWeekly , and Jewish World Review . [1] [2] [3] He lives in Oakland, California. [1] He is often cited by major publications [4] [5] [6] [7] and books for his research on Jewish celebrities and public figures. [8] [9] In Bloom's columns, he researches whether a celebrity is of full or partial Jewish descent if they were raised in Judaism or another faith, what faith the practice as an adult, and whether they are converts; those deemed Jewish are indicated in the column by bold type. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Sorry, Charlie: We have more than enough meshuganas By Nate Bloom Jewish World Review March 16, 2011
  2. ↑ New Jersey Jewish Standard: "Writer: Nate Bloom" retrieved December 23, 2017
  3. ↑ Kampeas, Ron (January 14, 2011). "Nate Bloom buries "Loughner is Jewish"". Jewish Telegraph Agency.
  4. ↑ Farhi, Paul (November 29, 2002). "From 'Hanukah' To Eternity". Washington Post . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gabrielle Union happy to be settled". East Bay Times. June 13, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2018. Nate Bloom and I have been exchanging e-mails about the portrayal of Max Baer Sr. in "Cinderella Man."
  6. ↑ Topping, Seymour. "Biography of Joseph Pulitzer". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved January 5, 2018. We thank journalist Nate Bloom for his diligent efforts in bringing this matter to our attention
  7. ↑ Lewis, Randy (December 24, 2009). "Bob Dylan joins long list of Jewish musicians performing Christmas music". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kampeas, Ron (February 10, 2012). "Political Points — GOP outreach edition". The Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Nate Bloom, the tireless Jewish genealogist
  9. ↑ Ghert-Zand, Renee (March 19, 2012). "Zach Braff and Mitt Romney: Cousins?". Jewish Daily Forward .
  10. ↑ "Jewish Interest - Stars of David" (PDF). L'Chayim - Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties. February 2019.