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Robert De Niro’s Jewish roles: A very short list

The iconic actor, who stars in the upcoming HBO film about Bernie Madoff, usually mines his Italian heritage for his performances.

By Gabe Friedman May 12, 2017 2:23 pm

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Growing up Madoff: Raising a family with a notorious name

NEW YORK (JTA) — True story: Back in 2008, one of my son’s favorite games was one we called “Bernie Madoff.” It was basically cops and robbers — I played a police officer and Elie, 3, was Bernie. The object of the game was that I chased him until I caught him. It was silly […]

January 31, 2016 12:11 pm

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Each week, 6 Degrees No Bacon, the Jewish celebrity blog, brings you the Weekly Sizzle, the six most interesting Jewish celebrity stories featuring commentary from our devoted correspondents. This week’s stories: 1. Drake: ‘I will still perform at Penn State this weekend‘ 2. LeBron taking his talents to the JCC 3. Darren Aronofsky wants you to […]

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robert de niro

Robert De Niro’s Jewish roles: A very short list

Growing up Madoff: Raising a family with a notorious name

This week’s Weekly Sizzle!

Robert De Niro will be Bernie Madoff in the HBO movie

Robert De Niro’s Jewish roles: A very short list

Growing up Madoff: Raising a family with a notorious name

This week’s Weekly Sizzle!

Robert De Niro will be Bernie Madoff in the HBO movie

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