Jesse Eisenberg has applied for Polish citizenship. In a recent interview with the Polish publication “Głos Wielkopolski,” he said he applied for it nine months ago and is now “waiting for the final signature.” “My family is from the southeast, from Krasnystaw, my wife’s [Anna Strout] family is from Łódź.
We wanted to have a greater connection to Poland. I would like to work here more,” he said. “Growing up, I’ve heard stories of the Polish relationship with my Jewish family and all the stories were great: we were best friends with the Poles.
My family lived in Krasnystaw up until the war, one person survived the war and moved to Szczecin. Unfortunately, she passed away from Covid, so it was quite recent.” Variety has reached out to Eisenberg’s representatives for comment.
The “ Social Network ” star was in Poland as a guest of Impact’24 congress. Previously, he shot “ A Real Pain ” in the country. Eisenberg directed, wrote and starred in it, alongside “Succession’s” Kieran Culkin.
The film, which premiered at Sundance, sees two cousins heading to Poland to look for their roots. Eisenberg said the movie filmed in all the places where his family is from, including in Lublin, Warsaw, Krasnystaw, as well as Kraśnik, Radom. “While I was working here, I met some people who worked in positions related to the government.
I said to them: ‘I would love to create better relationships between Jews and Polish people. To me, it’s so unfo.
