The actress revealed the kind way her mom taught her to be inclusive..
For more than 35 years, Finola Hughes has enthralled General Hospital audiences as Anna Devane, one of the fiercest and most courageous women in Port Charles. As she shows her support for a Jewish community that is being attacked, she is now proving that she is just as strong and ethical in real life.
Finola Hughes Shows Support
Rapper Kanye West recently made news for his anti-Semitic social media remarks, which prompted his admirers to hang sheets on overpasses in an effort to gather support. Bullying of this nature has been on the rise, and Jews have been working to make everyone aware of the rising prejudice. Rena Sofer (ex-Quinn, The Bold and the Beautiful), Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe, B&B), and Nancy Lee Grahn are just a few performers that identify as Jewish and have recently done so (Alexis Davis, GH).
So it can be particularly emotional to witness someone who isn’t also standing up, especially to this writer who is also Jewish. It was really touching and much-appreciated to see Hughes post a photo of a Jewish star along with the touching caption.
Jewish people will always be your friends, my mother said me when I was a young child. She was correct,” Hughes said. She once took me to a jewellery store where she purchased me a crucifix and a star of David. I hung them from a chain around my neck. Although I was raised in a Catholic household, my mother, as she loved to say, was more “of the world, of the people.” She purchased me this star of David all those years ago. Let’s relate tales similar to that.
Yes, and the reason you are currently reading this article is because people are expressing tales like that and promoting kindness rather than hatred. We appreciate Finola Hughes’s desire to change the narrative during these trying times to one that is encouraging and supportive.