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Marilyn Monroe’s Annotated Jewish Prayer Book Expected To Fetch A Fortune At Auction

JL;DR SUMMARY Marilyn Monroe's personal Jewish prayer book, a 1922 siddur annotated by the icon herself, is up for auction, highlighting Monroe's genuine connection to her adopted Jewish faith. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Conversion To JudaismSiddurAuctionJewish LifeAmerican JudaismMarilyn MonroeCelebrity MemorabiliaJewish Prayer BookArthur MillerRationalism In Judaism

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The Washington Post reports that Monroe marked up her prayerbook some pages read omit or skip in the starlets hand."

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