{"id":88435,"date":"2021-08-10T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=88435"},"modified":"2021-08-10T06:18:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T04:18:39","slug":"18-05-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=88435","title":{"rendered":"9 Stunning Jewish Facts About Marilyn Monroe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>9 Stunning Jewish Facts About Marilyn Monroe<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Arielle Kaplan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"MarilynBettmann\/Contributor \/ Getty Images<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Men wanted to sleep with her and women wanted to be her, but all Marilyn Monroe desired was a sense of belonging. Distilled to the public as a \u201cblonde bombshell,\u201d Monroe\u2019s legacy continues to be defined by the demons (childhood trauma, drug addiction) that led to her demise. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe died tragically at age 36 in 1962. And yet, she remains an icon today, forever remembered as Hollywood\u2019s loneliest seductress.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no question that Monroe\u2019s private life was troubled \u2014 up to and during the height of her fame \u2014 but the one thing that gave her comfort was her Judaism<\/a>. Yup, you read that correctly: Marilyn Monroe was Jewish. An integral aspect of her identity, Monroe\u2019s Judaism is often overlooked in favor of her scandalous relationships with the Kennedys, her drug use, and her nude photos that launched Playboy magazine<\/a>\u2019s success \u2014 and that\u2019s a shande<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This week marks the 59th anniversary of her mysterious death<\/a> \u2014 her body was discovered on August 5th, 1962 \u2014 and I think it\u2019s high time we brought Monroe\u2019s Jewishness back into the conversation surrounding her controversial life. In honor of the greatest Jewish sex symbol, here are nine incredible facts about the late Marilyn Monroe.<\/span><\/p>\n