Nate Bloom is an American columnist and genealogist focusing on Jewish genealogy. Bloom writes a syndicated column on Jewish celebrities that appears in Jewish-oriented newspapers, including '' American Israelite'', '' Cleveland Jewish News'', '' Detroit Jewish News'', '' New Jersey Jewish Standard'', ''Tampa Jewish Federation News'', '' 18Doors'' (formerly ''

InterfaithFamily ''18Doors'' is an American non-profit organization that provides assistance to Jewish interfaith families. The predecessor to 18Doors was an online magazine founded in 1998 with a focus on helping Jewish interfaith families. In 2001, it was re ...

''), '' J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', ''

JWeekly ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a biweekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications I ...

'', and '' Jewish World Review''.Sorry, Charlie: We have more than enough meshuganas By Nate Bloom
Jewish World Review March 16, 2011 He lives in

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. He is often cited by major publications and books for his research on Jewish celebrities and public figures. In Bloom's columns, he researches whether a celebrity is of full or partial Jewish descent if they were raised in Judaism or another faith, what faith the practice as an adult, and whether they are converts; those deemed Jewish are indicated in the column by bold type.

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