Gwyneth Paltrow's double celebration

Dec 29, 2006, 12:30 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah this year.

The actress - who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - decided to honour her late father Bruce by celebrating the Christian and Jewish festivals with her family.

A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "Gwyneth made sure her family celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah.

"Chris accepted Gwyneth's desire for the children to be brought up understanding their proud Jewish background, even at this early stage."

The 34-year-old is so keen to teach her two children - two-year-old daughter Apple and nine-month-old son Moses - about her father's Jewish roots that she has created a special family tree for them.

"Gwyneth has even had a family tree made especially so that she can show Apple and Moses where they descended from."

Bruce - who is said to have died due to complications from cancer and pneumonia in 2002 - is a descendant of a famous family line which has produced 33 rabbis over several generations.

It has also been reported that Gwyneth wants Moses to have a Bar Mitzvah when he is 13.

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