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Hoffman's Jewish return
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Published: 19.11.06, 13:56
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1. it's wonderful hoffman grew to love being jewish.
debra ,   usa   (11.19.06)
it's never too late to come to hashem.
2. First Kirk Douglas, then Paula Abdul and now...
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (11.19.06)
Dustin Hoffman. Maybe money and fame is not enough and being part of a people that is thousands of years old is more important!
3. we keep clinging
pilpelet   (11.19.06)
to this jewish thing like a dog to a juicy bone . what dose it matter how jewish he is hes a great actor good person and as the years go on gets better looking, we should stop looking at people as a religion first and then what thay have acheved if we want others to stop looking at as just jews.
4. What is a hooter?
A ,   Washington, dc, usa   (11.20.06)
5. To #4
Joe ,   Ohio, USA   (11.20.06)
A hooter is a smaller version of a honker, Not to be confused with your peepers or a woman's bodacious hubcaps. Hope that helps. :o)
6. hey pilpelet
(11.20.06)
#3, I'm honored and proud when some one looks at me a Jew. Welcome home Dustin Hoffman.
7. #4
Yael ,   USA   (11.20.06)
I believe he means his nose....however living in the US you know hooters are slang for breasts.
8. who is a jew? (with no. 3)
jon ,   new york   (11.20.06)
It matters. There are lots of "jews" out there who couldn't give a rats ass about thier jewishness or the jewish people (e.g. Andrea Koppel, Barbara Stresand). Its nice to see when a famous jew is taking time and effort to raise his kids as jews. Its worth noting.
9. Jews like Barbra Streisand
Vitaliy ,   NJ   (11.20.06)
I don't think that Barbra doesn't care about her Jewishness. If she didn't she wouldn't have played in Funny Girl, Hello Dolly, Yentl or any other of the movies in which she played a Jewish girl. Even if she didn't care, many American (and non-American) Jews still love her for those roles, because they see in them their version of secular Jewishness and the Jewish ideals (for those who are not Orthodox).
10. The Hooting Schnoz
Shemsing Dergod ,   Outer Mongolia   (11.20.06)
Honker,Snozzle.Snoot. Jimmy Durante had a hooter of a schnoz,he had it insured for one million dollars.
11. Jon; Isn't Andrea Koppel Catholic?
Daisy ,   USA   (11.20.06)
I assume you're talking about Ted Koppel's daughter who was raised Catholic. If she doesn't care about her Jewish ancestory I would blame her father who didn't care enough raise his daughter Jewish.
12. Jewish, not Jewish - he didn't marry a shiksa though, did he
Talula ,   Israel   (11.21.06)
13. Who the hell cares??
me ,   Rishon   (11.22.06)
What a stupid story!
14. us actors
wegener ,   st dizier, france   (03.02.11)
after f.lang and metropolis and after braun invented the tv system, i want more help from hollywood, than stupid trials and a dead michael jackson. tom cruise,shut up with scientology and help others! us jews, never forget, that the defeat of germany was the start of a new state! how many palaestinians had to die? is there no stauffenberg,who is able to kill dictators or one of your us president, j.f.kennedy!!!!
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