Why did Sammy Davis Jr. convert to Judaism?
He found a spiritual calling
He fell in love with a Jewish woman
He found commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities
He was raised Jewish
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Sammy Davis Jr. converted to Judaism because he found commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities. He felt that both groups were outsiders in American society and that they had a shared experience of discrimination and prejudice. Davis also felt that Judaism offered him a sense of spiritual community and a way to connect with his Jewish heritage.
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