This post first appeared as “Natalie Shows Off Aleph to Israeli Relatives” on The Shmooze blog of the Forward.
She may be an Academy Award-winning actress and many men’s dream Jewish woman. But she is also a new mother, and like all new moms, Natalie Portman, wants to show off her baby to friends and family.
That is just what Portman did last week on a trip to Israel. Ynet reports that the actress made an under-the-radar trip to the Holy Land with fiancé ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied and six-month-old son Aleph to visit with friends and family. The 30-year-old Portman, whose birth name is Natalie Hershlag, was born in Jerusalem and has many relatives living in Israel.
Portman, Millepied and little Aleph stayed at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel (where Portman checked in under an assumed name) and visited (accompanied by two body guards) tourist sites such as the Western Wall, Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market, and the Dead Sea. Portman was also spotted sitting in cafes greeting friends and relatives, as well as graciously posing for photographs with fans who had recognized her.
The family departed Israel Monday, but knowing Portman’s strong attachment to Israel, it can be assumed that they will be back again with little Aleph soon.
© 2012 Renee Ghert-Zand. All rights reserved.
Tags: Aleph Portman-Millepied, Benjamin Millepied, Israel, Jerusalem, Natalie Hershlag, Natalie Portman
January 31, 2012 at 5:24 am |
It’s nice that she got to get away and visit family and friends w/out being under the radar…
I love Natalie.and it’s about time to see her w/ her OWN baby..as she’s been seen w/ many “FAKE” Pregnant tummies and other babies..
I love that she’s a mommy in real life now!
She’s always going to be an amazing person, actor(ess) and now mom