Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske. Her Jewish parents had emigrated from Eastern Europe. Via her father's side, she was related to a man named Szymon Perski (whose family also emigrated from the same region but not to the USA).
Perski died in 2016 after a life of accomplishments. How do we better know him?
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Shimon Peres, the former President & PM of Israel.
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