Watching Mark Zuckerberg testify to the Senate Tuesday with a clean-shaven face and dressed in a rarely-seen suit, one could be forgiven for thinking that the Facebook boss was delivering his Bar Mitzvah sermon — not addressing a high-stakes congressional hearing. read more
Mark Zuckerberg is a Jew. The Facebook founder was born to Karen and Edward Zuckerberg in 1984. Zuckerberg's mother is a psychiatrist, and his father is a dentist. Zuckerberg has three sisters, Randi, Donna, and Arielle. Randi worked at Facebook during the early years. She is now married to Brent Tworetzky and the couple has a son, Asher. read more
Zuckerberg was raised in a Reform Jewish household, with ancestors hailing from Germany, Austria and Poland. He had a Star Wars themed Bar Mitzvah when he turned 13 and once"questioned things" before deciding"religion is very important". read more