JTA — In what seems like a bid to become even more popular among Jewish tweens of the female persuasion, Harry Styles of the band One Direction paid a visit to the Manhattan kosher restaurant Le Marais on Aug. 22, The Algeminer reports.
The British hearthrob was even wearing a kipah — a blue knitted number embroidered with his name. According to Twitter, it was a birthday gift from director friend Ben Winston.
While Styles, who sports a Hebrew tattoo (Jemma, the name of his older sister) and occasionally tweets in Yiddish, is obviously quite philosemitic, he is not in fact Jewish.
One Direction star Harry Styles sports a kippah bearing his name, a gift reportedly given to him by director Ben Winston. (Photo credit: Twitter)
Don’t believe us? Ask his dad, who recently issued this statement to curious fans:
“Still lots of queries asking if H is some % Jewish? No idea where any rumors came from in but, categorically, he is 0% Jewish. Not at all.”
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