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Jesse Eisenberg Explains Why He Applied for Polish Citizenship 9 Months Ago

Jesse Eisenberg, who is of Polish descent, recently applied for citizenship in Poland

Apparently, all the paperwork has already been submitted and I’m waiting for the final signature,” Eisenberg, 40, told local newspaper Głos Wielkopolski earlier this month. Eisenberg, who is married to Anna Strout, explained that he shot his directorial film A Real Pain in Poland and wanted “to repeat it” with future projects. “[Chabad] gave me a Bar Mitzvah and I had never had one,” he previously told W magazine in 2010 of the religious organization, which helped him prepare to play a Hasidic Jew in Holy Rollers.

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