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

Biography

Bloom writes a syndicated column on Jewish celebrities that appears in Jewish-oriented newspapers including ''

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Jewish World Review ''Jewish World Review'' is a free, online magazine updated Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays and holy days), which seeks to appeal to "people of faith and those interested in learning more about contemporary Judaism from Jews who t ...

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. He is often cited by major publications and books for his research on Jewish celebrities and public figures. 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.

References

American genealogists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Oakland, California Historians from California {{US-journalist-stub