Birth Name: Jacob Edward Hoffman
Place of Birth: Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 20, 1981
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jake Hoffman is an American actor, writer, and director. He is the son of businesswoman Lisa Hoffman (Lisa Jo Gotsegen), and actor and director Dustin Hoffman.
Jake’s paternal grandfather was Harry Hoffman (the son of Frank Hoffman and Esther Schiskoski/Cherkofsky/Cherry). Harry’s parents were Jewish immigrants, from Belaja Zerkovy/Bila Tserkva, Kiev, Ukraine. Frank was the son of Moshko Goikhman, also known as Sam Hoffman, and of Libba Cagan. Esther was the daughter of Harry Schiskoski
Jake’s paternal grandmother was Lillian Gold (the daughter of Louis Isadore Gold and Celia Epstein). Louis was a Jewish emigrant from Warsaw, Poland, and was the son of Osher Chaim Gold and Jeta Chona/Chana Epstein. Celia was a Romanian Jewish immigrant.
Jake’s maternal grandfather was William Lawrence/Laurence Gottsegen (the son of Morris Robert “Bob” Gottsegen and Sylvia Garber). Morris was the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Nathan Gottsegen and Sarah Buxbaum. Sylvia was the daughter of ? Garber and ? Ellisberg.
Jake’s maternal grandmother was Marcia Frances Salter (the daughter of Edward Salter and Blanche Mahler). Edward was the son of Michael Salter, who was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents, and Lena Lewin, who was a Russian Jew. Blanche was born in New York, the daughter of Austrian Jewish parents, Morris Mahler and Ida Cass.