Birth Name: Rami Benjamin Jaffee
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 11, 1969
Ethnicity:
* Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
* Sephardi Jewish (mother)
Rami Jaffee is an American musician. He is best known as the keyboardist for the rock bands Foo Fighters, and formerly The Wallflowers.
His father, Martin Jaffee, is an American Jew, from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His mother, Regine Jaffee (born Donna Regina Benyayer), was a Moroccan (later Israeli) Jew, from Safi. His second cousin once removed is actress, director, writer, and producer Natasha Lyonne.
Rami’s paternal grandfather was Lejzer Juchwa (later Louis Jaffee, son of Benjamin Juchwa, later Jaffee, and of Bessie Kukelevsky). Louis was a Polish Jew, from Boguszów-Gorce, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship,.
Rami’s paternal grandmother was Nellie Jaffe (the daughter of Samuel Jaffe and Minnie Mogubefsky). Nellie was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, to Polish Jewish parents.
Sources: Birth record of Rami Jaffee – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rami’s paternal grandparents, Louis Jaffee and Nellie Jaffee – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. naturalization record of Rami’s paternal grandfather, Louis Jaffee – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Rami’s paternal aunt, Elaine (Jaffee) Appelbaum – https://www.legacy.com
Rami’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. naturalization record of Rami’s mother – https://search.ancestry.com (https://ibb.co)
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