Kirk Douglas

Belarus Jewish community holds memorial for Kirk Douglas

Douglas, who died last week in Los Angeles at the age of 103, was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York, to Yiddish-speaking Jewish parents.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Actor Michael Douglas poses with his father Kirk Douglas and son Cameron Douglas during the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2018
Actor Michael Douglas poses with his father Kirk Douglas and son Cameron Douglas during the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2018

Kirk Douglas: his on-screen Jewish legacy

The iconic American movie star passed away on Wednesday at age 103.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Actor Kirk Douglas is seen prior to the unveiling of actor Michael Douglas' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2018

Kirk Douglas, Hollywood legend dies at 103

Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916 in the upstate New York town of Amsterdam, the son of an illiterate Russian-Jewish immigrant who supported his family as a rag picker and junk man.

|ByTOM TUGEND/JTA