Shirley Temple Jewish?

[Giorgies E Kepipesiom]

Her mother's maiden name was Krieger, which could well (though not necessarily) indicate that she was Jewish, making the actress jewish too. Does any of our members know for sure?

GEK
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[DoD]

"Giorgies E Kepipesiom" <kepip...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Doesn't appear to be....

Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California. She
was the daughter of Gertrude Amelia Temple (née Krieger), a homemaker, and
George Francis Temple, a bank employee. The family was of English, German,
and Dutch ancestry.[5][6] She had two brothers, George Francis, Jr. and John
Stanley.[6][7][8] Temple's mother encouraged her infant daughter's singing,
dancing, and acting talents, and in September 1931 enrolled her in Meglin's
Dance School in Los Angeles.[9][10][11] About this time, Temple's mother
began styling her daughter's hair in ringlets similar to those of silent
film star Mary Pickford.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple

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"DoD" <danski...@gmail.com> wrote on 12 feb 2014 in
soc.culture.jewish.moderated:

> Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California.

> She was the daughter of Gertrude Amelia Temple (nＦ Krieger), a

> homemaker, and George Francis Temple, a bank employee. The family was of
> English, German, and Dutch ancestry.[5][6] She had two brothers, George
> Francis, Jr. and John Stanley.[6][7][8] Temple's mother encouraged her
> infant daughter's singing, dancing, and acting talents, and in September
> 1931 enrolled her in Meglin's Dance School in Los Angeles.[9][10][11]
> About this time, Temple's mother began styling her daughter's hair in
> ringlets similar to those of silent film star Mary Pickford.[12]
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple

In the femaile line?
Maude Elizabeth McGrath?
Methinks not.

<http://www.examiner.com/article/ancestry-of-shirley-temple>

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On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:53:31 PM UTC+2, Giorgies E Kepipesiom wrote:
i don`t think have known several Non Jewish Kriegers ,,,
mirjam

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On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:53:31 +0000 (UTC), Giorgies E Kepipesiom
<kepip...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Her mother's maiden name was Krieger, which could well (though not necessarily) indicate that she was Jewish, making the actress jewish too. Does any of our members know for sure?

I've been through a lot of lists and individual stories and I don't
remember ever reading that she was a Jew.

I've been enjoying her movies since I was 10, so I think I would
remember if I had seen that about her.

I can't resist asking. I would guess she did nothing related to Jews
when she was ambassador to Ghana, nothing out of the ordinary related to
Jews when she was Chief of Protocol, and even when she was ambassador to
Czechoslovakia**, I don't think Jews were in the news there

So aren't you violating your own rule about relevance? Or better yet,
Can we all just get along now (wrt relevance)?

**She did apparently cause the breakup of the country of Czechoslovakia,
something for which she gets little notice and even less credit. Or
at least the country broke up on Dec. 31, 1992, and she left her office
the same day. One doesn't have to be a genius to figure out the
connection.

>GEK
>wishing everyone a very merry Pourim Koton

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[Giorgies E Kepipesiom]

On Friday, February 14, 2014 10:25:35 PM UTC-5, googy wrote:
>
> I can't resist asking. I would guess she did nothing related to Jews
> when she was ambassador to Ghana, nothing out of the ordinary related to
> Jews when she was Chief of Protocol, and even when she was ambassador to
> Czechoslovakia**, I don't think Jews were in the news there
> So aren't you violating your own rule about relevance? Or better yet,
> Can we all just get along now (wrt relevance)?
>

My dear Googy: the rules about relevance are not my own, they are the charter's rules. And had I posted the the simple fact of her death (even were it established that she was Jewish, which apparently she was not), you would have me there (actually, you would not have me, as I would not have posted such an off-topic posting). What I did post was a question whether she was Jewish. I suppose I was naive in assuming that were the answer yes, the supplier of such confirmation would also have supplied relevant information about her Jewish activities. Sinse the answer appears to be negative, that ought have been all there was to it. I certainly had no further interest in the subject. Since you brought up the question of my question's relevance, I felt obliged to answer. Having done so, I am quite content to let it drop.

> **She did apparently cause the breakup of the country of Czechoslovakia,
> something for which she gets little notice and even less credit. Or
> at least the country broke up on Dec. 31, 1992, and she left her office
> the same day. One doesn't have to be a genius to figure out the
> connection.

Well of course I am no genious, and of course I see the connection. Since the country ceased to exist, there was no need for an ambassador to the newly nonexistent country, and since she had been there on a diplomatic visa which was now null and void, she had to leave. So it was the break-up of the country that caused her departure. Why do you imply that it was the other way round, and that it was she who caused the breakup? Unless there is some Jewish connection that escapes me, the answer to that question is off topic here, but you are welcome to explain it to me offline if you wish. Or is the suggestion in keeping with today's post Pourim Koton's jocular themes? Whilst some might disagree, I think Pourim humour is on topic here, even if the underlying subject of the humour is not.

GEK