Is Elizabeth Banks Jewish?

Elizabeth Banks

Well, to make a long story short, Elizabeth Banks is Jewish! she was not born Jewish, but later on converted to Judaism, which makes her Jewish.

Since Elizabeth Banks's mother is not Jewish, and in Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism, those with a Jewish mother (or those who underwent a halakhic conversion) are considered Jewish, then that makes her not Jewish (though once again, she was converted to Judaism, which makes her Jewish) . Though she is Jewish, Her father is not Jewish

Elizabeth Banks (whose full birth name is Elizabeth Irene Mitchell) was born on February 10, 1974 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S..

She is an Emmy Award-nominated film and television actress known for her work in Spider-Man, 30 Rock, W., Pitch Perfect and The Hunger Games.

She went through parts of the process of conversion to Judaism, her husband's faith, and studied with rabbis. In 2013, speaking of her religion, she stated that she practices Judaism, though ''I did not have my mikveh, so technically I'm not converted''.

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