Freida "Fritzi" Demsky Becker and Ida Sahr. Douglas reconnected to the Jewish religion after a near-fatal helicopter crash at the age of 74.

Douglas's uncle used the surname Demsky , and Douglas's family adopted the same surname in the United States. Douglas grew up as Izzy Demsky and altered his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the United States Navy during World War II.

In his 1988 autobiography, The Ragman's Son,

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