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'''Firoza Begum''' was a [[Jew]]ish Indian actress. Firoza starred in several [[Bollywood]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Mollywood]] films.{{r|bmn1}} She was "hugely" popular in the 1920s and 1930s.{{r|jr1}} Although there were many Jewish actresses at the time, she stands out along with other notables like [[Ruby Myers]] and [[Esther Victoria Abraham]] (Pramila).{{r|sg1}}{{r|mmm}}{{r|sk1}}<br />
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She is of [[Bene Israel]] heritage. Born '''Susan Solomon''', she used the Muslim name Firoza Begum to hide her Jewish ancestry{{r|nm1}}<br />
(see [[History of the Jews in India]]). She was one of five famous Jewish Indian actresses featured in the documentary ''Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Jews and Bollywood'' by [[Danny Ben-Moshe]] released in 2013.{{r|ec1}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''Bewafa Qatil''<br />
* ''Prem Veer''<br />
* ''Din Raat''<br />
* ''Raigad''<br />
* ''Bhagta Bhoot''<br />
* ''Circus Girl''<br />
* ''Noor-E-Yaman'' (1935)<br />
* ''Ansuon Ki Duniya'' (1936)<br />
* ''Bharat Ka Lal'' (1936)<br />
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<ref name=jr1>{{cite news |last1=Ginsburg |first1=Aimee |title=From Bollywood to the Sands of Jerusalem |work=The Jerusalem Report |date=17 April 2006}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=bmn1>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/19064.html IndiaGlitz - Jews, the lost tribe of Indian Cinema (SPECIAL) - Bollywood Movie News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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<ref name=nm1>{{cite web |title=Jewish women were Indian cinema's first actresses |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jewish-women-were-indian-cinemas-first-actresses-38334 |website=thenewsminute.com |access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=sg1>{{cite news |last1=Dev |first1=Atul |title=The untold story of Jews in Indian cinema |work=The Sunday Guardian |date=21 September 2013 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=mmm>{{cite book |last1=Somaaya |first1=Bhawana |last2=Kothari |first2=Jigna |last3=Madangarli |first3=Supriya |title=Mother Maiden Mistress Women in Hindi Cinema, 1950-2010 |date=2013 |publisher=Harper Collins |location=New Delhi |isbn=9789350294857}}</ref><br />
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<ref name="ec1">{{cite web |title=Shalom Bollywood file at Library of Congress Apr 18 shows Jews' key roles |url=http://www.examine.com/article/shalom-bollywood-film-at-library-of-congress-apr-18-shows-jews-key-roles |website=examiner.com |publisher=Examiner.com Entertainment |access-date=27 June 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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<ref name=sk1>{{cite web |title=Bollywood's Untold Story |date=30 August 2013 |last=Kirshner |url=http://sheldonkirshner.com/jews-in-bollywood/ |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>}}<br />
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