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List of converts to Judaism from Christianity

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List of converts to Judaism from Christianity

This list of converts to Judaism from Christianity is limited solely to notable, referenced individuals who converted to Judaism from Christianity.

Contents

Christian Proselyte communities

  • Abayudaya
  • Bnei Menashe
  • Bene Ephraim claim to be Jews who converted to Christianity, then converted back to Judaism
  • B'nai Moshe (Inca Jews)
  • San Nicandro Jews
  • Subbotniks

    • Former Christian clergy/theologians

  • William G. Dever, former evangelical minister who converted to Reform Judaism and became a world-renowned Biblical scholar, though he says he no longer believes in God

    • Other Christians who converted to Judaism

  • Aquila of Sinope, Bible translator
  • May Britt (born 1934), actress
  • Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning Australian-American journalist and author
  • Yisrael Campbell, comedian (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • Kate Capshaw, actress (ex-Methodist)
  • Cristian Castro, Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer
  • Jim Croce (1943–1973), singer/songwriter
  • Natalie Dessay, French soprano
  • William G. Dever (born 1933), archaeologist
  • Isla Fisher, model and actress (ex-Methodist)
  • Luke Ford (born 1966), journalist
  • Aaron Freeman, journalist and comedian (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • Natan Gamedze (born 1963), former Protestant, linguist and a Swazi royal, now a black Haredi rabbi
  • Lord George Gordon (1751–1793), nobleman and politician
  • Daryl Hall (born 1946), musician
  • Jon Juaristi (born 1951), Spanish writer
  • Cameron Kerry, politician, brother of John Kerry (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • John King, American television journalist (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • Julius Lester, son of a Methodist minister and a children's author (ex-Methodist)
  • Anne Meara (1929-2015) American comedian and actress, partner and wife of Jerry Stiller (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), actress (ex-Christian Scientist)
  • Mary Doria Russell, American author (lapsed Roman Catholic)
  • Daniel Silva, American author of thriller and espionage novels
  • Margo Stilley, American film actress
  • Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), actress (ex-Christian Scientist)
  • Andre Bernard Tippett, former American football linebacker for the New England Patriots (ex-Baptist)
  • Mare Winningham, actress and singer (lapsed Roman Catholic)

    • References

    List of converts to Judaism from Christianity Wikipedia
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