Remembering "Grease" Star Olivia Newton-John and Her Jewish Heritage

Film star Olivia Newton-John died last week at the age of 73. Best remembered for her role as Sandy alongside John Travolta as Danny in the movie version of the Broadway musical Grease, she was proud of her mother's Jewish heritage as the daughter of Nobel Prize winner Max Born.

The four-time Grammy winner sold 100 million records in her career, including I Honestly Love You and Don't Stop Believin'.

In an interview with Israel's i24 news in 2019, Newton-John talked about her maternal grandfather, his friendship with fellow physicist Albert Einstein, and how he helped German Jews escape to England during World War II.

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