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After Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

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A KKK Grand Dragon, confined to a wheelchair, had been threatening a local rabbi. The rabbi responded by offering the man compassion, friendship, and transportation around town. They became friends and the Grand Dragon eventually quit the KKK and converted to Judaism.

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1. In the 8th century, under pressure from the Arabs and Byzantines to convert to either Islam or Christianity, many of the Khazar nobility converted to Judaism.

2. In 740 King Bulan, convened a debate between Christian, Jew and Muslim priests to decide a religion for the Khazar nomads. He asked all 3 sages: "which is the lesser evil from the other 2 faiths?" Based on Christian and Islam's answers, he instantly converted to Judaism and circumcised himself.

3. Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, was married to Marilyn Monroe (who converted to Judaism for him) and was the father-in-law of actor Daniel Day Lewis.

4. 00s rapper Shyne converted to Orthodox Judaism during his infamous decade-long prison stint, changing his legal name to Moses Michael Levi. Upon release from prison, he was deported to his native Belize, and now lives in Jerusalem, where he studies the Torah up to "12 hours a day."

5. Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying playwright Arthur Miller, a move which led Egypt and Syria to ban her movies.

6. Adam Sandler married an actress named Jacqueline Titone in 2003. She had to convert to Judaism. They have two daughters.

7. If a man wants to convert to Judaism he must be circumcised. If he is already circumcised, a pinprick of blood is drawn in a symbolic circumcision.

8. Cat Stevens (known as Yusuf Islam since converting to Islam in 1977) has a brother who converted to Judaism and lives in Israel.

9. Judaism traditionally does not try to convert people or force its rules and laws onto other people or other cultures, but since the time of Noah they do express seven laws (commandments) that they believe are a universal morality and should be followed by all people.

10. Alysa Stanton is the first African-American female rabbi. She converted to Judaism at age 24 and has said she was "born Jewish - just not to a Jewish womb."

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According to a jewish legend,emperor Nero did not commit suicide in 68 AD,instead he converted to judaism and fled to Persia,from where he is expected to return and rule again.

After a Polish nobleman converted to Judaism and was burned at the stake for apostasy, the town that had provided the firewood burned down and a nearby building blackened by smoke was torn down after repeated attempts to paint over the stain failed to cover it. - source

Male converts to Judaism are required, even if previously circumcised, to have a drop of blood drawn from where the foreskin once was in a ritual called hatafat dam brit. - source

There is a community of South African Afrikaaners living in the West Bank in Israel who have converted to Judaism

A Muslim family that saved Jews during the Holocaust, was later saved by Israel during the genocide in Bosnia, and converted to Judaism - source

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There is a community of South African Afrikaaners who have converted from Christianity To Judaism and are now living in the West Bank in Israel

After being tried and convicted for his part in the Lod Airport Massacre Kozo Okamoto, upon arriving to prison, requested to convert to Judaism and even tried to circumcise himself with nail clippers.

The cartoonist Siné came under sharp criticism and was sacked from his magazine (Charlie Hebdo) after accusing Jean Sarkozy of converting to Judaism

A former Nazi pilot converted to Judaism, moved to Israel, and even had a circumcision.

In 2009 Charlie Hebdo fired a cartoonist who refused to apologize for making a satirical remark about Sarkozy's son converting to Judaism.