Date of Birth: c. 1961/1962
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jennifer Rubin is an American political commentator and columnist. She writes mainly for The Washington Post, and also in Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and New York Post. She was raised in New Jersey, California, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Date of Birth: July 30, 1963
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Marty Isenberg is an American animation writer. He is known for his work on the shows Batman: The Animated Series (1990s) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-2006), among many others.
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Place of Birth: Coney Island, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 31, 1948
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Rhea Perlman is an American actress and writer. She is known for her role on the show Cheers and in the 1996 film Matilda.
Rhea is the daughter of Adele, a bookkeeper, and Philip Perlman, a manager at a doll parts factory. She is married to actor and film director Danny DeVito, with whom she has three children, including actress Lucy DeVito.
Rhea’s paternal grandfather was named Morris Perlman (the son of Ephraim Perlman). Morris was born in Poland. Ephraim was born in Kovno, Lithuania.
Rhea’s paternal grandmother was Anna Applebaum (the daughter of David Hirsh Applebaum and Chana Schwartz). Anna was born in Poland. David was born in Tarnopel, the son of Leiba Applebaum and Gertrude. Chana was born in Kopychintsy, the daughter of Yaacov Schwartz.
Rhea’s maternal grandfather was named Jacob Miller. Jacob was born in Russia.
Rhea’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Slobodkin (the daughter of Alexander Slobodkin and Ruth/Rebecca Kushner). Gertrude was born in Russia.
Source: Genealogy of Rhea Perlman (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Hallie Jane Eckstein
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 7, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, small amount of Welsh, possibly other
Hallie Todd is an American actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her role as Lizzie’s mother Jo on the series Lizzie McGuire.
Hallie is the daughter of writer and producer George Eckstein and actress and comedian Ann Morgan Guilbert. She is married to actor, director, producer, and writer Glenn Withrow, with whom she has a daughter. Her sister, Nora Eckstein, was also an actress, and talent agent and coach.
Hallie’s paternal grandfather was named George Eckstein.
Hallie’s paternal grandmother was named Ruth Wexler.
Hallie’s maternal grandfather was named Gerald Didra Guilbert, a physician (the son of Lionel Guilbert and Anna). Gerald was born in Oregon, to an English father.
Hallie’s maternal grandmother was Cornelia Morgan (the daughter of Montrose Morgan and Isabel H. “Belle” Harney). Cornelia was born in Wisconsin. Montrose was the son of Charles Morgan and Mary Potter Medberry.
Source: Genealogy and obituary of Hallie’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com
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Birth Name: Mark Daniel Frankel
Date of Birth: 13 June, 1962
Place of Birth: Surrey Northern, Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 24 September 1996
Place of Death: Chiswick, London, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Indian Jewish/Iraqi Jewish
Mark Frankel was a British actor.
Mark was the son of Grace and David Frankel. His father was of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His mother was of Indian Jewish/Iraqi Jewish ancestry.
Mark was married to French advertising account executive Caroline Besson, until his death, with whom he had two children, including actor Fabien Frankel.
Mark’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Nissim Shmuel Zadka Marshall.
Mark’s maternal grandmother was Madeline Zilka.
Source: Obituary of Mark’s uncle (mother’s brother) – http://www.indianjews.org
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Birth Name: Lisa C. Kushell
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 23, 1971
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lisa Arch is an American actress and comedian. She is known for being a cast member of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Mad TV, and has also appeared on the shows Seinfeld, The X-Files, and Cory in the House, among others.
She is married to director, writer, and animator Russell Arch, with whom she has a son.
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Birth Name: Ben Shalom Bernanke
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia
Date of Birth: December 13, 1953
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ben Bernanke is a Jewish-American economist who served as the 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2006 until 2014.
He was born in Georgia to Philip and Edna Bernanke, and attended the Ohav Shalom synagogue in Dillon, South Carolina. His maternal grandfather, Harold Friedman, was a hazzan (service leader) and Hebrew teacher.
Bernanke’s paternal grandfather, Jonas Bernanke, was born in what is now Ukraine. He moved to the United States with his wife on June 30, 1921.
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Place of Birth: Ramat Gan, Israel
Date of Birth: 1963
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Arnon Goldfinger is an Israeli film director and scriptwriter. He is mostly known for his films Anne’s Way (1995), The Komediant (1999), and The Flat (2011). He was born in Ramat Gan, to parents who had made aliyah from Germany and Czechoslovakia.
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Birth Name: William Benjamin Bensussen
Place of Birth: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: November 7, 1982
Ethnicity:
Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Mexican
William Benjamin Bensussen is an American DJ and Alternative Hip Hop producer. He is based in Los Angeles. Best known for his alternative music he has won many awards.
He is Jewish of Turkish, Lithuanian, Mexican, and Lebanese descent.
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Birth Name: Josh Altman
Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: March 10, 1979
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Josh Altman is a reality television personality and real estate agent who has appeared on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Giuliana and Bill. He makes regular appearances on the Bravo! reality TV series Million Dollar Listing. He was born in Newton, MA to Jewish parents and had a Bar Mitzvah in Israel and the US.
Photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
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Birth Name:
*Adam Brett Metzger
*Jack Evan Metzger
*Ryan Joshua Metzger
Date of Birth:
*August 27, 1990 (Adam)
*August 16, 1997 (Jack)
*March 3, 1994 (Ryan)
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
AJR, who consist of Adam Met, Jack Met, and Ryan Met, are an American pop trio of multi-instrumentalists. Jack has also acted, as Jack Metzger. They are the children of architects Laurie Marvald and Gary Metzger. They are from New York.
AJR’s maternal grandfather was named Meyer Marvald.
AJR’s maternal grandmother was named Lillian Friedman.
Source: Obituary of AJR’s maternal grandmother, Lillian (Friedman) Marvald – https://www.legacy.com
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Birth Name: Daniel Armin Cerny
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 11, 1981
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Daniel Cerny is an American actor and film editor. He has starred in the horror films Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest and Demonic Toys, among other roles.
His parents are Czech Jewish immigrants to the U.S. They were dissidents in Prague, who moved to California, c. the early 1970s. His grandparents all survived the Holocaust.
Daniel’s brother, Andrei Cherny, is a lawyer, author, and politician, who was Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, from January 22, 2011 to January 30, 2012.
Daniel’s maternal grandparents are named Arman Weltman and Ilse.
Sources: Article/interview about Daniel’s brother Andrei Cherny – https://www.tabletmag.com
Genealogy of Daniel Cerny (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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Morenstein in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: July 20, 1985
Ethnicity: Askenazi Jewish
Harley Morenstein is a Canadian actor, Internet personality, and vlogger. He hosts the show Epic Meal Time and its television spin-off series Epic Meal Empire, in which he makes large and innovative meals by combining popular foods.
He is 6’6″.
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Place of Birth: Burbank, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 22, 2007
Ethnicity:
*father – Hungarian
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Mackenzie Hancsicsak is an American actress. She is the daughter of Melinda and Todd Hancsicsak. Her father is from Alberta, Canada.
Mackenzie’s maternal grandfather was Kenneth “Ken” Zommick (the son of Louis Zommick and Lee/Lena C. Statnekoo). Louis was the son of Russian Jewish parents, Jacob Zommick and Murn/Mary. Lee was the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Jacob Statnekoo and Sarah.
Mackenzie’s maternal grandmother was Barbara V. “Bobbi” Laufer (the daughter of Paul Laufer and Frieda Fendell). Paul was Jewish, and was born in Romania. Frieda was the daughter of Polish Jewish parents.
Sources: Mackenzie’s great-grandfather, Louis Zommick, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5HS-SC6
Louis on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRG-BW9
Louis on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSC-MB9
Mackenzie’s great-grandmother, Lee/Lena C. Statnekoo, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/
Lee/Lena on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/
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Birth Name: Nicolette Kloe Robinson
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 18, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Nicolette Robinson is an American actress. She is married to actor Leslie Odom, Jr.
Nicolette’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Baum.
Photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/
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Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Date of Birth: September 9, 1935
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Chaim Topol is an Israeli actor, singer, comedian, voice artist, producer, author, and illustrator. He is the son of Rella (Goldman) and Yaacov Topol, who were Polish Jews.
Chaim’s paternal grandfather was Chaim Topol (the son of Bezalel Topol and Ester).
Chaim’s paternal grandmother was Gitel Mishler (the daughter of Eliyahu Mishler and Ester).
Chaim’s maternal grandfather was Baruch Yosef Goldman.
Chaim’s maternal grandmother was Bluma Mendelbaum (the daughter of Chaim Mendelbaum and Bracha).
Source: Genealogy of Chaim Topol – https://www.geni.com/people/Chaim-Topol/6000000165055793822
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Birth Name: Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Date of Birth: November 24, 1959
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish
Alejandro Mayorkas is an American lawyer and government official. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, since February 2, 2021. He has also been U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, from December 21, 1998 to April 20, 2001, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, from August 12, 2009 to December 23, 2013, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, from December 23, 2013 to October 28, 2016.
Alejandro was born in Havana, Cuba, the son of Anita and Charles Mayorkas, who owned and operated a steel wool factory. His father was born in La Habana, Cuba, to a father of Turkish Jewish background and a Polish Jewish mother. His mother was born in Bucharest, Romania, also to a Jewish family, and left for Cuba in the 1940s, because of the Nazis. His family moved to Miami, Florida, U.S., in 1960, because of the Castro regime, and later to Los Angeles, California.
Alejandro is married to Tanya, with whom he has two children.
Alejandro’s paternal grandfather was named Nissim Mayorkas.
Alejandro’s paternal grandmother was named Jane Barth (the daughter of Hirsch Barth). Jane was born in Nowy Sacz, Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
Alejandro’s maternal grandfather was named Michael Gabor. Michael was born in Suceava.
Alejandro’s maternal grandmother was named Charlotte Berger. Charlotte was born in Vaslui.
Sources: Article about Alejandro’s family background – https://www.washingtonpost.com
Genealogy of Alejandro Mayorkas – https://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Antony John Blinken
Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 16, 1962
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Antony Blinken is an American government official and diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as U.S. Secretary of State, since January 26, 2021. He has also been National Security Advisor to the Vice President, from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2013, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, from January 20, 2013 to January 9, 2015, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, from January 9, 2015 to January 20, 2017.
Antony is the son of Judith and Donald M. Blinken (Donald Mayer Blinken), a diplomat and businessperson, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, from April 1, 1994 to November 20, 1997. His uncle, Alan Blinken, is a diplomat and politician, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, from July 25, 1993 to December 27, 1997. His great-grandfather was author Meir Blinken, who published about 50 fiction and non-fiction works in Yiddish.
Antony’s stepfather was lawyer and author Samuel Pisar, who was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust.
Antony is married to Evan Ryan, who has been White House Cabinet Secretary, since January 20, 2021. The couple has two children.
Antony’s paternal grandfather was Maurice Henry Blinken (the son of Meir/Meyer Blinken and Anna Turefsky). Maurice was born in Ukraine, and immigrated to the U.S. He helped establish the American Palestine Institute, and was an early supporter of Israel. Meir was born in Pereiaslav, Kyiv, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire, the son of Jacob Blinken and Rose Finkelstein.
Antony’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Horowitz (the daughter of Morris Horowitz and Kate Rosthal). Ethel was born in New York, to a Russian Jewish father and an Austrian Jewish mother. Kate was the daughter of Bernard Rosthal and Anna.
Antony’s maternal grandfather was Solomon J. Freedman/Frehm (the son of Morris Freedman/Frehm and Ethel Ramer). Solomon was born in New York, to Hungarian Jewish parents. Morris was the son of Salomon Friedman and Esther Samunowitz. Ethel was the daughter of Markus Ramer and Katie Groeber.
Antony’s maternal grandmother was Beatrice Gottsegen (the daughter of David Gottsegen and Lena/Lee Kaufman). Beatrice was born in New York, to Hungarian Jewish parents. David was the son of Samuel Gottsegen and Jennie Berger. Lena was the daughter of Isaac Kauffman and Esther Weitz.
Sources: Genealogy of Antony Blinken – https://www.geni.com
Antony’s paternal grandmother, Ethel Horowitz, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Antony’s maternal grandfather, Solomon J. Freedman/Frehm, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 14, 1944
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Nina Totenberg is an American journalist. She is a legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR). She specializes in politics and the Supreme Court.
Nina is the daughter of Melanie Francis (Eisenberg), a real estate broker, and Roman Totenberg, a prominent violinist and educator, who played all over the world. Her father was born in Łódź, Poland, then in the Russian Empire, was raised partly in Moscow, Russia, and lived in Berlin, Paris, and Poland, again, before moving to the U.S. in the late 1930s to escape the Nazis. He was a child prodigy. Her mother was an American Jewish woman, from an upper-class family.
Many of Nina’s father’s family members were killed in the Holocaust. He managed to secure his own mother’s safety. His sister Janina was in the Warsaw Ghetto along with her husband, Mieczysław “Mietek” Ferster; she survived, while her husband died.
Her sister, Amy Totenberg, has been a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, since March 1, 2011.
Nina is married to trauma surgeon H. David Reines. She was previously married to Floyd Haskell, until his death; Floyd was a lawyer and politician, who was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Colorado, from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1979.
A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2021) stated that Nina’s genetic ancestry is:
*100% Ashkenazi Jewish
Nina’s paternal grandfather was Abram “Adam” Totenberg (the son of Jacob Wolf Totenberg and Chaya Birenbaum). Jacob was the son of Mordechai Dov Totenberg and Ester Fajnmesser.
Nina’s paternal grandmother was Stanislawa Winawer (the daughter of Marcin Winawer and Cecelia Simon).
Nina’s maternal grandfather was named Alfred Eisenberg (the son of Adolph Eisenberg). Alfred was born in California, to a wealthy family. He died in the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. His family was from what is now Poland.
Nina’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Fanny Dryfoos (the daughter of Michael Dryfoos and Fanny Loewenstein). Mildred was born in New York, to a German Jewish family. She re-married to Millard Shroder, the son of Isaac William Shroder and Ernestine Heymann.
Sources: https://www.timesofisrael.com
Genealogy of Nina Totenberg – https://www.geni.com
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Bobo in 2011, photo by Debby Wong/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ezra Jonah Bobo
Place of Birth: Roosevelt Island, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 24, 1997
Ethnicity: Mizrahi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish
Jonah Bobo is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles in the films Zathura and Crazy, Stupid, Love, among others.
He was raised Orthodox Jewish. His father is Mizrahi and his mother is Ashkenazi.
Jonah’s paternal grandfather was Ezra R. Bobo (the son of Ralph E. Bobo and Salha/Sylvia “Mama” Levy). Ralph was born in Port Said, Egypt, the son of Eli Bobo and Becky Bolisha Dweck Halusi. Salha was born in Aleppo, Syria, and was a prominent businessperson and philanthropist, based in Tampa, Florida. She was the daughter of Ezra Levy and Latifa/Latife Cohen.
Jonah’s paternal grandmother was Gloria Grazi (the daughter of Vita Joseph Grazi and Pauline Boucai). Gloria was born in New York. Vita was born in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt, the son of Joseph Grazi/Garazi/Tourgeman and Salha N. “Sarah” Cabasso. Pauline was born in Syria, the daughter of Abraham Boucai and Amar.
Jonah’s maternal grandfather was Manuel Raymond “Manny” Raimi (the daughter of Joseph Meyer Raimi and Ida Sara Schultz). Joseph was born in Poland, the son of Solomon/Zal Raimi/Reingewirz and Rachel/Ruchel Perlmutter. Ida was born in Nasielska, Poland, the daughter of Samuel Schultz and Freida Kaminsky, who was born in Belarus. Jonah is likely directed to director/filmmaker Sam Raimi, whose family also changed their surname from Reingewirz to Raimi, and also lived in Detroit.
Jonah’s maternal grandmother was Renee Pantzer (the daughter of George Pantzer and Frieda Razzman). George was the son of Leon Pantzer and Fannie/Fanny Honig/Hanig, who were from Romania, with Fannie being from Bacau. Frieda was born in Michigan, the daughter of Adolph M. Razzman and Rebecca Brandeis, who were from Poland.
Sources: Genealogy of Jonah Bobo (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Jonah’s paternal great-grandmother, Salha/Sylvia “Mama” (Levy) Bobo – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Jonah Bobo (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Jonah’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Meyer Raimi and Ida Sara (Schultz) Raimi – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Jonah’s maternal great-grandmother, Ida Sara (Schultz) Raimi – https://www.legacy.com
Jonah’s maternal great-grandmother, Frieda Razzman – on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jonah’s maternal great-grandmother, Frieda (Razzman) Pantzer – https://www.findagrave.com
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