Although Neil Diamond was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY by his parents, Rose and Akeeba (Kieve) Diamond, Neil's maternal grandparents, Abraham and Molly Rapaport, emigrated from Russia and his paternal grandparents, Abram and Sadie Diamond, emigrated from Poland. This month, we're celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with Neil, Kieve, Abraham, Molly, Abram, and Sadie. 💎 #ABeautifulNoise #ABeautifulNoiseMusical #NeilDiamondMusical #NeilDiamond @neildiamond @nickfradiani | A Beautiful Noi

Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, New York. All four of his grandparents were immigrants, from Poland on his father’s side and Russia on his mother’s. He was a member of the Freshman Chorus and Choral Club in HS, along with classmate Barbra Streisand although he said they were not close friends at the time: “We were two poor kids in Brooklyn. We hung out in the front of Erasmus High and smoked cigarettes.” Also in their class was chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer. When he was 16 and still in high

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