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My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

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Jessie Ware
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 15
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Hammersmith
London
Jessica Lois Ware
Grandfather
Immigrants
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Jewish
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Ireland

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