But perhaps the most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation of the site is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own, by ascribing it to the “State of Palestine.”

Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-759601

Cohen is said to have fabricated his Jewish heritage too, claiming to have grown up as a Hasidic Jew in New York, when records show he was born in Odessa, Texas.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11832857/Texas-rabbi-accused-raping-adopted-sons-glowing-article-written-2019.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

His works, which beautifully melded the influences of his diverse experiences, became emblematic of the shared Jewish heritage of Lithuania and Poland.

Source: https://lithuaniatribune.com/arunas-gelunas-illuminating-cultural-ties-and-shared-histories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arunas-gelunas-illuminating-cultural-ties-and-shared-histories

However, historians have noted that the physicist faced antisemitism throughout his life and would often deny his Jewish heritage.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/david-baddiel-cillian-murphy-oppenheimer-jewish-b2385463.html

In a video address to more than 1,500 attendees at the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on Monday, Bourita also said the Kingdom of Morocco took deep pride in its Jewish heritage and was committed to Arab-Israeli peace.

Source: https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-foreign-minister-lauds-incredible-momentum-abraham-accords

It’s noteworthy that in many cases claiming to a Jew doesn’t seem to benefit, exactly — but having a whiff of Jewish heritage or ancestry does.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/opinion/george-santos-jewish-heritage.html

On Oct. 2, an anonymous seller posted that they had a “one million Ashkenazi database” on a forum for selling hacked data, referring to people of central and eastern European Jewish heritage.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/10/06/23andme-user-data-hacked/

Paul’s choice of name for his principal character makes for hilarious moments in the book, but is also a nod to the author’s Jewish heritage.

Source: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertainment/4519921/why-screenwriter-and-the-forever-moment-author-paul-a-mendelson-is-never-lost-for-words/