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her father is of Spanish-Sephardic Jewish ancestry sepharadic means "arab jew" and so it's from the "maghreb". There is no sepharadic jews in Spain but rather they come form the maghreb (tunisia, algeria, and morocco) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.97.198.50 (talk) 14:57, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't Sephardic mean from Spain? --85.181.230.77 (talk) 09:56, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

'Sephardic Jews' can also be from Portugal. 'Spanish-Sephardic' is simply more specific. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.67.44.132 (talk) 05:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Sephardic" is from the Hebrew word, "Sefarad," which means "Spain." Sephardic Jews are those who originally were of Spanish ancestry but were expelled from Spain in 1492 by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, "Los Reyes Catolicos," and shortly afterwards from Portugal. Most ended up fleeing to Northern Africa, the Netherlands, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Many who escaped to the New World were burned at the stake, as the Inquisition set up shop in Mexico City and other places.

BTW, because her MOTHER is not Jewish, Ms. Michele is not a Jew, under Jewish law. She may undergo a conversion under Jewish law and become a Jew, as can any non-Jew.76.255.108.107 (talk) 04:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

She's not of Spanish ancestry, unless you think the fact her ancestors may have lived in Spain 500 years ago makes her Spanish. You shouldn't assume that a site called "Jvibe" is accurate. Also Sephardic Jews aren't Spaniards who practiced Judaism, they're Jews who lived in Spain.184.59.7.32 (talk)

Technically, Sefardi means Iberian, but I think Spanish is an over specification, as there were little differences between various Iberian communities prior to the Expulsion of 1492. However, in this case it might mean that her father is actually from Spain, which is rare for most Sefardim today. Just like most Ashkenasim are not from Germany anymore (Ashkenas = Germany in Hebrew) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.144.26.242 (talk) 20:24, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The picture of Lea Michele in the blue dress was uploaded to Commons on May 12, 2009 (apparently taken on May 11). So how could it have been taken at the Grammy Awards in 2010, as the text under the pic states? --95.143.192.159 (talk) 15:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lea Michele was raised a Jew by her father and a catholic by her mother (she experienced both religions). Should we also add her to the category of American Roman Catholics?74.167.245.190 (talk) 19:56, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes.173.51.69.138 (talk) 06:10, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• No, because there is no sourcing for the claim that she's a Catholic. If there's reliable sourcing for such a claim, fine; if not, we should recall that "raised by one or more Catholic parents" =/= "Catholic." - Simon Dodd { U·T·C·WP:LAW } 17:30, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see the encyclopedic value of including information about tattoos and cats. Just because "data" is sourcable to a reliable source doesnt mean that it should be included in an article. Active Banana ( ^bananaphone 14:44, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree its not encyclopedic and more suited to a fanpage.--SabreBD (talk) 14:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't personally believe these rumors but do you think it would be relevant to insert it into the article? I mean there are a bunch of articles on the web stating diva moments with Lea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.55.170.113 (talk) 00:14, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We dont print rumors. WP:V. Active Banana (^bananaphone 00:16, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a gossip column. In short, no. Tabercil (talk) 00:17, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Under Lea's film and television credits it says that lea is in glee from 2009 to 2012, however co-creator Brad Falchuk revealed at comic con 2011 that season 3 would infact not be Lea's last season, i include a link to a video which show glee co-creator brad falchuk clearly state that lea would not leave glee after season 3 and there fore she will be in glee till after 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSyAbCagsjY&feature=player_embedded (start watching the video 2 mins 49 seconds into the video and brad makes it clear that lea will not be leaving glee as previously reported)

I therefore propose that in lea's tv credits the year for glee should be changed from '2009 - 2012' to '2009 - ' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hahjafhkjfhkj (talk • contribs) 00:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, the credits should not have an end date until it actually happens and done now Jnorton7558 (talk) 01:53, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't she be Spanish-American too? Jewish people need to decide whether it's a religion or an ethnicity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.222.238.38 (talk) 22:55, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, she's not Spanish. While Sefardi (Iberian) Jews lived in Spain for over millenium and a half, that all ended in 1492, when they were expelled from Spain. Since which time few if any Jews lived there. Also, her fathers last name means French (in Hebrew) which implies that his ansestors came to Spain from France (or more likely Provance). On the issue of Jewish identity, we decided a long time ago, that we are a people. As such, while we do have a national religion, it is not practiced by everyone. There are Jews practicing most other religions without losing their status as such. Unlike other nations, we consider being born to a Jewish mother to be a minimum requirement for natural membership. Someone not born Jewish can join by converting to the national religion. 216.144.26.242 (talk) 20:16, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No. In this case Spanish is a Nationality/country of origin of her father, not an ethnicity since Sephardi is considered a different ethnicity from that of Spanish. Would the Jews that escaped from the Nazis be German-Americans even though that's the country/nationality they came from?--Anen87 (talk) 00:09, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So I would think that the category for 'Americans of Spanish descent' should be removed. The only thing the links that are purported to support this assertion say is that her father is of Sephardic Jew descent. Not Spanish. Depor23 (talk) 07:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's well-documented that Lea Michele dated Theo Stockman. They appeared in public several times and she acknowledged the relationship in several magazine interviews. She also made a statement that the relationship had ended in September 2011. Wikipedia regularly publishes this type of information about other celebrities... perhaps it would be relevant to some readers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.72.196 (talk) 05:50, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please update the main photo for this article. Right now, it's from over a year ago. It would be so much more relevant for readers to see a recent photo of Lea for the main photo. This link will take you to a photo of Lea that she posted on her Twitter at the 2011 Emmy Awards on September 18, 2011 - http://twitter.com/#!/msleamichele/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2Fh3k2bzxj Please take this into consideration. I think it's important for the main photo to be recent — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tedroxie0222 (talk • contribs) 15:48, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

She is currently dating co-star Cory Monteith.

108.220.229.236 (talk) 20:26, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. elektrikSHOOS (talk) 21:29, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do not get how soo many articles have main photos from over 2 years ago. Doesn't make sense for something as huge as Wikipedia. The main photos should be recent and relevant. Change it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tedroxie0222 (talk • contribs) 19:38, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Stop whining, and start explaining why we can't use photos from 2 years ago. As long as it captures the face, it's fine! --Preceding signed comment by Epicgenius^{(talk to me • see my contributions)} 22:08, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Can I change the picture to a new photo please 81.107.201.83 (talk) 19:12, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Does it meet our stringent image use policies? If you found the photo on the internet, its copyright is likely incompatible ES&L 21:50, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. ES&L is correct, of course, and only if you propose a specific image can anyone determine if it's usable. Rivertorch (talk) 09:14, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The information "| partner = Cory Monteith (2012-2013; his death)" keeps being removed from Michele's Infobox. It was removed, reverted and then reverted again which means the issue comes to the Talk Page to be decided. So the question is was Monteith considered Michele's "partner" (meaning a committed relationship) or did they casually date? I'm sure that Michele's fans have a better idea of the state of the relationship than I do, so please weigh in. This delete also seems to be going on on the Cory Monteith article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:00, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You make it sound like I am censoring the article. I am not. The infobox guidelines clearly states: "For unmarried life partners". The article does not state that they did anything more than dating. Nymf (talk) 20:52, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen any reliable source that states that the two had reached the stage of becoming life partners. Absent such a source—which should be included in the article, if found—I don't see that the infobox can be justifiably include this field. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:42, 15 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Recently on ellen, she discussed her relationship with Cdory. Not sure if this is a "reliable source", but it is certainly worth noting. Bojo1498 (talk) 22:08, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]