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In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon

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  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  7. Jeffrey Ross Hyman --> Joey Ramone

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers
  9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --> Kirk Douglas

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers
  9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --> Kirk Douglas
  10. Stanley Bert Eisen --> Paul Stanley

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers
  9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --> Kirk Douglas
  10. Stanley Bert Eisen --> Paul Stanley
  11. Melvin Kaminsky --> Mel Brooks

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers
  9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --> Kirk Douglas
  10. Stanley Bert Eisen --> Paul Stanley
  11. Melvin Kaminsky --> Mel Brooks
  12. Bernice Frankel --> Bea Arthur

In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage

  1. Chaim Witz --> Gene Simmons
  2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --> Michael Landon
  3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --> Woody Allen
  4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis
  5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --> Scott Ian (Anthrax)
  6. Robert Zimmerman --> Bob Dylan
  7. Winona Horowitz --> Winona Ryder
  8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --> Joan Rivers
  9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --> Kirk Douglas
  10. Stanley Bert Eisen --> Paul Stanley
  11. Melvin Kaminsky --> Mel Brooks
  12. Bernice Frankel --> Bea Arthur
  13. Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz --> Jon Stewart
    Personally, the name changes totally fooled me. I’d never have guessed Mel Brooks or Jon Stewart was anything but a descendant of the Pilgrims.

Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)

Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)

Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  4. Bel Kaufman (teacher)

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Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  4. Bel Kaufman (teacher)
  5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian)

Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  4. Bel Kaufman (teacher)
  5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian)
  6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor)

Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  4. Bel Kaufman (teacher)
  5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian)
  6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor)
  7. Tim Green (football)

Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers

  1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing)
  2. John Grisham (lawyer)
  3. Robin Cook (physician)
  4. Bel Kaufman (teacher)
  5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian)
  6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor)
  7. Tim Green (football)
  8. Scott Turow (lawyer)