as a communist, Jew and commissar upon capture. Grigoriy Plaskov, Soviet artillery lieutenant Other Kirk Douglas, of Belarusian Jewish parents Jackie Mason, whose parents were Jewish emigrants from Smalyavichy in the Minsk Region Lisa Kudrow, her ancestors emigrated from Belarus Scarlett Johansson, actress and singer, maternal Jewish grandparents came from Minsk. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, Israeli linguist, father of modern Hebrew language, born in Luzhki near Viciebsk Frank Gehry, an architect, his paternal grandmother came from Pinsk Harrison Ford, whose maternal grandfathers were Jewish emigrants from Minsk. Robert B.G. Horowitz, attorney, whose paternal grandparent were Jewish emigrants from Minsk. Sacha Baron Cohen, of Belarusian Jewish grandparents See also List of Jews born in the former Russian Empire History of the Jews in Belarus References Belarus Jews Belarus Jews,Belarus