Anna Nicole found comfort in Jewish ritual
According to ContactMusic, late Playboy pinup and B-movie starlet Anna Nicole Smith embraced Jewish mourning rites after her son Daniel died from a drug overdose in 2006.
In a new book called Anna Nicole Smith: Portrait Of An Icon, the tragic star's stylist pals Pol Atteu and Patrik Simpson reveal the actress found great comfort in Judaism after her son's death in September 2006. They even feature photographs of the late star posing in front of a mirror that has been covered in accordance with Jewish mourning rites. Atteu and Simpson write, "Anna embraced all religions, and followed the Jewish tradition out of respect for (companion) Howard K. Stern by covering all the mirrors in the house because she was in mourning."
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Chaye Netzach
05/07/08 06:44 AM
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Well, proper Jewish mourning rituals are adapted to Jews.
I suspect they are not very meaningful when used for non-Jews…
Saying a Psalm is good for everybody, but I am afraid that covering mirrors and of course saying Kaddish might not apply in all cases.