Birth Name: Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 26, 1973

Ethnicity:
*Polish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Dr. Luke is an American record producer and songwriter.

Dr. Luke’s father, Janusz Jerzy Gottwald, was a Polish architect, from Łask, Sieradz (now part of Łódź). The surname Gottwald is usually of German origin. However, it is not clear if Dr. Luke has German ancestry. Dr. Luke’s mother, Laura, an interior designer, is Jewish.

Source: Obituary of Dr. Luke’s father – http://www.legacy.com

D’Arcy Carden – 2016 Summer TCA Tour – NBCUniversal Press Tour Day 1 – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: D’Arcy Beth Erokan

Place of Birth: Danville, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 4, 1980

Ethnicity:

*Turkish, Greek (father)

*German, Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

D’Arcy Carden is an American actress and comedian.

D’Arcy’s grandparents were Dogan Hussein Erokan (son of Ferid Erokan and Hafize Fikret) and Athena Anita Caragianis (daughter of William/Vasili Caragianis and Helen/Eleni Venios). Dogan was born in either Palestine or Baghdad, Iraq to Turkish parents, Athena was born in Massachusetts to Greek parents.

D’Arcys maternal grandfather is Frederick John Engelfried, son of Frederick Charles Engelfried and Betty Keltz. Frederick Charles was the son of John Engelfried and Emilie Held. Betty was born in Germany and Frederick was born in San Francisco to parents from Württemberg.

D’Arcy’s maternal grandmother is Lila Jean Blumenthal, daughter of Harry Blumenthal and Sarah/Sherry Turtledove. Harry was the son of Isaac Blumethal (son of Mateus Blumenthal and Sarah Bookspon) and Rose Ross (daughter of Hirsh Ross and Dinna Koslowsky). Harry’s parents were Russian Jews. Sarah Turtledove was the daughter of Abraham Turtledove (son of Mendel Turteltaub and Hannah Rachel Ehrlich) and Clara Reisman (daughter of Barney Reisman and Eva), who were Romanian Jews.

Source:

D’Arcy’s family tree-geni.com

D’Arcy paternal grandfather’s border crossing record-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s paternal grandmother on 1930 U.S. census-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s maternal grandfather Frederick John Engelfried on 1930 U.S. census-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s maternal great-grandfather Frederick Charles Engelfried on 1900 U.S. census-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s maternal grandmother Lila Jean Blumethal on 1930 U.S. census-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s maternal great-grandfather Harry Blumenthal on 1910 U.S. census-familysearch.org

Marriage record of D’Arcy’s maternal great-great-grandparents Isaac Blumenthal and Rose Ross-familysearch.org

D’Arcy’s maternal great-grandmother Sarah Turtledove on 1910 U.S. census-familysearch.org

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 5, 1975

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Scott Weinger is an American actor, writer, and producer. He appeared on the show Full House and voiced Aladdin in the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name.

Scott’s maternal grandfather was Myron A. Maged (the son of Benjamin F. Maged and Hannah). Benjamin was a Russian Jewish immigrant, the son of Samuel Maged and Hennie Mastrovoy. Hannah was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.

Scott’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold (the daughter of Wolf/William Michel Goldwag/Gold and Esther Rosenstein). Marjorie was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Wolf was the son of Szloma Falek Goldwag, who was born in Tarnogród, Poland, and of Margalit/Margula Gulcha Rozencwajg, who was born in Lublin, Poland.

Sources: Genealogy of Scott Weinger (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Scott’s maternal grandmother, Myron A. Maged, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Scott’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Scott’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Margaret/Margarite Goldwag/Gold, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Jason Donovan – Winter Wonderland 2014 VIP Opening Night – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos 

Place of Birth: Malvern, Melbourne, Australia

Date of Birth: June 1, 1968

Ethnicity: English, some Irish, 1/16th Ashkenazi Jewish, at least 1/32 Scottish

Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer.

Jason is the son of actress and journalist Sue McIntosh (previously credited as Sue Donovan; born Sue Margaret Menlove) and actor Terence Donovan. His father was born in Staines, Middlesex, England. His mother is Australian.

Jason’s paternal grandfather was James E. Donovan (the son of Walter Donovan and Sarah E. Fowler). Walter was the son of John Donovan, whose parents were Irish, and od Martha Ann Gearey.

Jason’s paternal grandmother was Doris I. M. Rowatt (the daughter of Reginald Horace Rowatt and Emma Marie L. Rapley). Reginald was the son of Robert Rowatt, whose father was Scottish, and of Emma Barnard.

Jason’s maternal grandfather was Eric Campbell Menlove (the son of George Eric Menlove and Miriam Riley). George was the son of William Menlove and Maria Plumb. Miriam was the daughter of Robert Campbell Riley, who was born in Australia, to a father who was born in Calcutta, India, and an Australian mother, of English descent, and Ann Isabella Cox.

Jason’s maternal grandmother was Joan Dawson (the daughter of Horace Rupert Dawson and Eileen Sarah Lyons). Horace was the son of Andrew John Dawson, who was Irish, and of Kathleen Frances Young, who was English. Eileen was the daughter of Simeon Lyons, who was born in Tasmania, Australia, to English Jewish parents, and of Elizabeth Gertrude O’Brien, who was born in Calcutta, India, and was likely of Irish descent.

Sources: Genealogies of Jason Donovan – http://victoria.mypeoplepuzzle.net
https://www.geni.com (incorrectly identifies Jason’s paternal grandparents as James M. Donovan and Ethel Arnsby)

David Moscow – “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell” Los Angeles Premiere – Photo Credit: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos

Birth Name: David Raphael Moscow

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 14, 1974

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, French-Canadian, German, Scottish, distant Dutch and Swiss-German (mother)

David Moscow is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and activist.

David is the son of Patricia Joan (Sterner) and Jonathan Moscow. His father is Jewish. His mother was raised in the LDS (Mormon) church, and has English, one quarter French-Canadian, German, Scottish, and distant Dutch and Swiss-German, ancestry.

David’s paternal grandfather was Henry Irving Moscow (the son of Stella).

David’s paternal grandmother was Elsa Harriet Moolten (the daughter of Raphael/Rafael Jacob Moolten and Minnie H. Tigner). Raphael was born in Poland, the son of Jacob/Levi Moolten and Rose Ralph. Minnie was born in New York, the daughter of Elkan Tigner, who was born in Austria, and of Rebecca Hahn, who was born in Germany.

David’s maternal grandfather was Harry Horace Sterner (the son of William Robert Sterner and Ida May Lucier). William was the son of W. M. Sterner and Norand Robenson. Ida was born in Maiden, Montana, to French-Canadian parents, Octave Michael Lucier and Virginia Lorando/Laurendeau.

David’s maternal grandmother was Susan Helen Teeter (the daughter of Hartle Paris Teeter and Opal Ora Jones). Hartle was the son of Homer Paris Teeter and Susan Frances Hazelrigg. Opal was born in Sardis, Canada, to American parents, Thomas La Fayette Jones and Helen V. Colyer.

Sources: Genealogy of David Moscow (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

David’s paternal grandmother, Elsa Harriet Moolten, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Elsa Harriet Moolten on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of David’s paternal grandmother, Elsa Harriet (Moolten) Moscow – http://www.legacy.com

David’s maternal great-grandmother, Ida May Lucier, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy and obituary of David’s maternal grandmother, Susan Helen (Teeter) Sterner – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogies of David’s maternal great-grandfather, Hartle Paris Teeter (through Hartle’s brother, Archie Harl Teeter) – https://www.findagrave.com
http://www.smlawsonkinnexions.com
https://www.ancestry.com (incorrectly identifies his mother as Ethel Violet Walbridge)

Genealogies of David’s maternal great-grandmother, Opal Ora Jones – https://www.ancestry.com
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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Sarkozy Family – French President Nicolas Sarkozy Official Nomination Ceremony – May 16, 2007 – Elysee Palace – Paris, France – Photo Credit: Pixplanete / Prphotos

Birth Name: Cécilia María Sara Isabel Ciganer-Albéniz

Place of Birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Date of Birth: November 12, 1957

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other (father)
*Spanish/Catalan, Belgian/Flemish (mother)

Cécilia Attias is a French model.

Cécilia is the daughter of Diane Teresita (Albéniz de Swert) and André Ciganer (born Aron Chouganov). Her father was born in Bălți, Moldova.

Cécilia is married to Moroccan events producer Richard Attias, the executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates, who is Jewish. She has two children with her ex-husband, French television host and producer Jacques Martin, and one child with her ex-husband, politician, and former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Cécilia’s father has been described as descended from various ethnic groups (Russian Jewish, Russian-Romanian, Romani, among others).

Given Cécilia’s father’s birth surname, Chouganov, he was more likely of Russian or Jewish descent than Moldovan/Romanian. Her father’s adopted name, Ciganer, can mean Romani. It is not clear if her father had any connection to the name before changing his birth name.

Cécilia’s maternal grandfather was Alfonso Albéniz Jordana (the son of Isaac Albéniz and Rosina Jordana y Lagarriga). Alfonso was a diplomat, and was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Isaac was born Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual, and was a pianist and composer. He was born in Camprodon, Girona, Spain, and was the son of Ángel Lucio Albéniz Gauna, who was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain, and of María de los Dolores Pascual.

Cécilia’s maternal grandmother was Rosalia/Rosalie Augusta Maria de Sweert (the daughter of Carolus Alphonsius de Swert and Maria Philomena Beijers). Rosalia was born in Antwerp, Belgium.

Sources: Genealogies of Cécilia Attias (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Birth Name: Lloyd Wolfe Bochner

Date of Birth: July 29, 1924

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: October 29, 2005

Place of Death: Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Lloyd Bochner was a Canadian actor. He was the son of Frieda (Kenen/Kennen) and Charles Abraham Bochner. His uncle, Isaiah L. Kenen, was a Canadian-born journalist, lawyer, and philanthropist, who founded the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs.

With his wife, Ruth (Rohrer), a concert pianist, he had three children, including actor Hart Bochner.

Lloyd’s paternal grandparents were Bunim/Benjamin Menachem Mendel “Max” Bochner (the son of Moishe/Moses/Morris Bochner and Rachel/Rosa Ester Eisen) and Chana “Annie” Freed. Bunim’s family was from Pomarin, Ukraine. Moishe was the son of Mordecai Zalman Bochner and Mindel Sigal. Chana was also born in Pomarin.

Lloyd’s maternal grandparents were Mendel Kenen and Rebecca Freedberg. Mendel was born in Kiev, Ukraine.

Sources: Genealogy of Lloyd Bochner – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Lloyd’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Hart Bochner – 2009 Environmental Media Awards –  Photo Credit: Tony Lowe / PR Photos

Birth Name: Hart Matthew Bochner

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: October 3, 1956

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Hart Bochner is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the son of concert pianist Ruth (Rohrer) and actor Lloyd Bochner (Lloyd Wolfe Bochner). His great-uncle, Isaiah L. Kenen, was a Canadian-born journalist, lawyer, and philanthropist, who founded the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs.

Hart’s paternal grandfather was Charles Abraham Bochner (the son of Bunim/Benjamin Menachem Mendel “Max” Bochner and Chana “Annie” Freed). Bunim’s family was from Pomarin, Ukraine. Bunim was the son of Moishe/Moses/Morris Bochner and Rachel/Rosa Ester Eisen. Chana was also born in Pomarin.

Hart’s paternal grandmother was Frieda Kenen/Kennen (the son of Mendel Kenen and Rebecca Freedberg). Mendel was born in Kiev, Ukraine.

Hart’s maternal grandfather was Harry Roher (the son of Israel Sroul Roher and Rebeca Turnor or Deborah Leib). Israel was the son of Shimon Rohr and Esther Bercesneck. Deborah was the daughter of Yehuda Leib.

Hart’s maternal grandmother was Anna/Anne Deutch (the daughter of Moses/Morris Deutch and Etka/Ethel Gordon). Anna was born in Russia.

Sources: Genealogy of Hart Bochner – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Hart’s maternal grandparents, Charles Abraham Bochner and Frieda Kenen/Kennen – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Hart’s maternal grandparents, Harry Roher and Anna/Anne Deutch – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Rania Tamar Goldberg

Place of Birth: Poland

Date of Birth: October 2, 1950

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Angelyne is an American singer, actress, and model. She came to prominence around 1984, after a large number of mononymous billboards promoting herself started appearing all over Los Angeles, California.

Angelyne is the daughter of Hendrik/Heniek/Henryk Goldberg and Bronia/Bronis Zernicka. Her parents were Holocaust survivors.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

Date of Birth: July 22, 1849

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: November 19, 1887

Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish, as well as possibly 1/16th English

Emma Lazarus was an American poet. She wrote The New Colossus, in 1883 (“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…”). The poem were inscribed on a plaque in a pedestal in the Statue of Liberty in 1903.

She was the daughter of Esther Lydia Mary (Nathan) and Moses Lazarus. Her parents were both born in New York. Her family was Jewish, both Ashkenazi (from Germany) and Sephardi (from England, Portugal, Spain, and Morocco). One of her paternal great-great-grandmothers, Caroline Webb, may have been of English descent, and a convert to Judaism.

Emma was a first cousin of United Stated Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Their mothers were sisters.

Emma’s paternal grandfather was Eleazar Samuel Lazarus (the son of Samuel Eleazar Lazarus and Fanny Cushell). Emma’s great-grandfather Samuel was the son of Eleazer Lazarus.

Emma’s paternal grandmother was Zipporah Hart (the daughter of Jacob Naphtali Hart and Leah Thérèse Nathan). Zipporah was born in New York. Jacob was born in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, the son of Jacobus S. Hart. Leah was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Lyon Nathan and Caroline Webb.

Emma’s maternal grandfather was Isaac Mendes Seixas Nathan (the son of Simon Nathan and Grace Mendes Seixas). Isaac was born in New York. Simon was born in Frome, Somerset, England, the son of Judah Nathan. Grace was born in Connecticut, the daughter of Isaac Mendes Seixas, who was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and of Rachel Franks Levy, who was born in London, England.

Emma’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Mendes Seixas (the daughter of Benjamin Mendes Seixas and Zipporah Levy). Sarah was born in New York. Benjamin was born in Rhode Island, the son of Isaac Mendes Seixas and Rachel Franks Levy. Zipporah was born in New York, the daughter of Hayman Levy, who was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and of Sloe Myers.

Source: Genealogy of Emma Lazarus – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

Date of Birth: May 24, 1870

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: July 9, 1938

Place of Death: Port Chester, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish

Benjamin N. Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist. He was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, from March 2, 1932 to July 9, 1938, his death. He was also Justice of the Supreme Court of New York for the First Judicial Division, from January 5, 1914 to January 15, 1917, and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, from January 1, 1927 to March 7, 1932.

Justice Cardozo was the son of Rebecca Washington (Nathan) and Albert Jacob Cardozo. His family was Jewish, both Sephardi (from England, Portugal, Spain, and Morocco) and Ashkenazi (from Germany).

Justice Cardozo was a first cousin of poet Emma Lazarus. Their mothers were sisters.

Justice Cardozo could be considered the first Hispanic Justice on the United States Supreme Court, preceding Sonia Sotomayor.

Justice Cardozo’s paternal grandfather was Michael Hart Cardozo (the son of Isaac Nunez Cardozo and Sarah Hart). Michael was born in Pennsylvania. Isaac was born in London, England, the son of Aaron Nunez Cardozo and Sarah Nunez Navaro. Justice Cardozo’s great-grandmother Sarah Hart was the daughter of Myer Hart/Hart de Shira/Texeira and Rachel de Lyon.

Justice Cardozo’s paternal grandmother was Ellen Hart (the daughter of Abraham Hart). Ellen was born in Black River, St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica. Abraham was born in Virginia, the son of Myer Hart/Hart de Shira/Texeira and Rachel de Lyon.

Justice Cardozo’s maternal grandfather was Isaac Mendes Seixas Nathan (the son of Simon Nathan and Grace Mendes Seixas). Isaac was born in New York. Simon was born in Frome, Somerset, England, the son of Judah Nathan. Grace was born in Connecticut, the daughter of Isaac Mendes Seixas, who was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and of Rachel Franks Levy, who was born in London, England.

Justice Cardozo’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Mendes Seixas (the daughter of Benjamin Mendes Seixas and Zipporah Levy). Sarah was born in New York. Benjamin was born in Rhode Island, the son of Isaac Mendes Seixas and Rachel Franks Levy. Zipporah was born in New York, the daughter of Hayman Levy, who was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and of Sloe Myers.

Source: Genealogy of Benjamin N. Cardozo – https://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Harvey Bernard Milk

Place of Birth: Woodmere, New York

Date of Birth: May 22, 1930

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family Background: Harvey Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California.

Harvey Milk was the son of William Milk and Minerva (Karns) Milk who were both Lithuanian Jewish immigrants.

Harvey’s paternal grandparents were Morris (Milch) Milk and Hilda Milk.

Source: http://forward.com/news/14715/harvey-milk-in-life-and-on-film-typified-the-pro-02973/

https://www.biography.com/people/harvey-milk-9408170

Harmony Korine – The Times BFI London Film Festival – ‘Mister Lonely’ – Movie Premiere – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Birth Name: Harmony Korine

Place of Birth: Bolinas, Marin County, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 4, 1973

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Harmony Korine is an American film director and screenwriter. he has one child with his wife, actress Rachel Korine (née Simon).

His paternal grandmother is named Joyce.

Lee Toland Krieger – “Four Stories” Los Angeles Premiere – W Hotel – Westwood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Emiley Schweich / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 24, 1983

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Dutch, Welsh, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English (mother)

Lee Toland Krieger is an American film director and screenwriter.

Lee is the son of Jane “Robin” (Toland) and Steven “Steve” E. Krieger.

Lee’s paternal grandfather was actor Lee Krieger, who was born Lee Isaac (or Isaac Lee) Krieger in Baltimore, Maryland, likely to a Jewish family. His mother’s surname was “Perlman”.

Lee’s maternal grandfather was Alexander Brown Toland (the son of Owen Jones Toland and Alexandra Brown Dolan). Owen was the son of Edward Dale Toland and Charlotte Graham Rush. Alexandra was the daughter of Clarence William Dolan and Rosalie Carson Brown, who was born in Paris, France.

Lee’s maternal grandmother was Jane Burnham Van Pelt (the daughter of John Van Pelt and Marian Dennison Grant). John was the son of Charles Edward Van Pelt and Ellen Dorothy Hughes, whose own father was from Wales and whose own mother was from Ireland.

Sources: Birth record of Lee Toland Krieger – http://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Lee’s paternal grandfather, Lee Isaac/Isaac Lee Krieger – http://www.familysearch.org

Lee’s maternal great-grandfather, John Van Pelt, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary and Genealogy of Lee’s maternal grandmother, Jane Burnham (Van Pelt) Carstensen – http://www.findagrave.com

Kimberly Peirce – 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Kimberly Ane Peirce

Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 8, 1967

Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), Ashkenazi Jewish, English, possibly other

Kimberly Peirce is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. Kimberly was raised between New York and Florida.

Kimberly is the daughter of Sherry Kandel and Robert A. Materazzi. Kimberly’s father was later adopted by a man named Ross Peirce, and changed his surname.

Kimberly has stated that she is of Italian and Jewish descent.

Kimberly’s paternal grandfather was Albert Robert Materazzi (the son of Adelson Materazzi and Rena/Rina Gradi). Albert was born in New York, to parents from Italy.

Kimberly’s paternal grandmother was Maryann Boyer (the daughter of Charles William Boyer and Mollie/Molly Hollinger). Charles was the son of George W. Boyer and Georganna Markley. Mollie was the daughter of Abram Kurtz Hollinger and Catharine Ann “Katy/Katie” Heagy.

Sources: Obituary of Kimberly’s father, Robert A. (Materazzi) Peirce – http://www.legacy.com

Kimberly’s paternal grandfather, Albert Robert Materazzi, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kimberly’s paternal grandparents, Albert Robert Materazzi and Maryann Boyer – http://www.familysearch.org

Kayla Maisonet, Ariana Greenblatt – 100th Disney Channel Original Movie “Adventures in Babysitting” and Celebration of All DCOMS – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Kayla Rose Maisonet

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 20, 1999

Ethnicity:
*Puerto Rican (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Kayla Maisonet is an American actress.

Kayla is the daughter of Amanda (Rothberg) and Angelo Maisonet. Kayla’s father is Puerto Rican. Kayla’s mother is from the mainland U.S., and is of Russian Jewish descent.

Kayla’s maternal grandparents were Michael Henry Rothberg and Rosalyn J. Berson.

Kayla’s parents are pictured here.

Sources: Marriage record of Kayla’s maternal grandparents, Michael Henry Rothberg and Rosalyn J. Berson – http://www.familysearch.org

http://www.nydailynews.com
http://www.twistmagazine.com

Birth Name: Bennett Joseph Savage

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 13, 1980

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Ben Savage is an American actor. He is the brother of actors Kala Savage and Fred Savage.

His father’s family is from Ukraine and Latvia. His mother’s family is from Poland and Germany. Ben was raised Jewish and attended Hebrew school.

Ben is the son of Joanne (Friedman) and Lewis M. Savage.

Ben’s paternal grandparents were Fred Savage and Kala Dulin (the daughter of Mendel Gedulin/Dulin and Fannie Grusin). Mendel and Fannie were born in Riga, Latvia. Mendel was the son of Tavie Gedulin and Minnie Fega. Fannie was the daughter of Abram Aaron Grusin and Dinah.

Sources: Genealogy of Ben Savage (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Obituary of Ben’s father, Lewis M. Savage – http://www.legacy.com

Photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel

Date of Birth: April 15, 1999

Ethnicity:
*Russian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Denis Shapovalov is an Israeli-Canadian professional tennis player.

He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Russian-born parents, Tessa and Viktor Shapovalov. His father is of Russian Orthodox background. His mother is Jewish. His family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during his early childhood.

Sasha Roiz – 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards NBC Universal Afterparty – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos 

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel

Date of Birth: October 21, 1973

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Sasha Reiz is an Israeli-born Canadian actor.

Sasha is the son of Russian Jewish parents. Sasha has a brother, Elan. The family moved to Montréal, Québec, Canada, when Sasha was seven years old.

Sasha has stated:

I’m of Russian-Jewish background. Like many Soviet Jews, my parents were engineers. My family migrated from Ukraine to Israel when I was six. They arrived in Israel with very little… Within a year of arriving in Israel, the Yom Kippur War happened. My father served in the army, had two boys and thought, ”This is not for me”. We moved to Canada, which reminds me of Australia. It’s friendly, gracious, open.

Sasha speaks fluent Russian.

Source: http://collider.com

Eric Andre – “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” New York City Premiere – Photo Credit: Loredana Sangiuliano / PRPhotos.com 

Birth Name: Eric S. Andre

Place of Birth: Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 4, 1983

Ethnicity:
*Afro-Haitian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Eric Andre is an American actor, comedian, and television host. His father is Haitian. His mother, who is American, is Jewish.

Source: http://grantland.com