His mother, Nancy Falchuk, was president of the Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America from 2007-2011.

The Oscar winner herself has a Jewish father, and re – portedly remains an avid follower of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, which many believe led to her divorce from her first husband, Chris Martin, lead singer of the band Coldplay. There were rumors that Paltrow had later abandoned Kabbalah and converted to mainstream Judaism.

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