Some Interesting Jewish Trivia
Some Interesting Jewish Trivia
Sep 12
Some interesting facts – some you may already know but some were new to me.
- The Roosevelts were Dutch, arriving in NYC in 1682 (Originally name Claes Rosenvelt before name change to Nicholas Roosevelt) Sarah Delano, FDR’s mother, was descended from Sephardic Jews.
- Joseph Stalin was originally named Joseph David Djugashvili (translating into “son of a Jew.”) All 3 of the women he married were Jewish.
- Dwight Eisenhower’s father was a Swedish Jew and was so identified in the West Point Yearbook of 1915.
