Birth Name: William Scott Goldberg
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 27, 1966
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Bill Goldberg is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former football player. He is known for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and WWE. He is also for his roles in the television series The Goldbergs and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Bill is the son of Ethel Kasner and Jed Goldberg. Ethel was born in Florida. Jed was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Bill’s paternal grandfather, William Goldberg, was born in Colorado, the son of Judel Goldberg and Pessel/Bessie Tannenbaum. Judel emigrated to the U.S. from Poland. Pessel/Bessie was born in Colorado. His paternal grandmother, Ethel Levitt/Leavitt, emigrated to the U.S. from Belarus with her parents, Abraham Levitt and Sophie Pollack. Poland and Belarus were part of the Russian Empire at the time.
Bill’s maternal grandfather, Marcel Kasner, emigrated to the U.S. from Romania. Bill’s maternal grandmother, Irene Renee Wolfson, was born in Texas. Bill’s maternal great-grandfather, Morris Wolfson, emigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania which was part of the Russian Empire at the time.
Judel Goldberg:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GD93-KH7
Ethel Leavitt:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWH8-SR3
Marcel Kasner:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G796-97T
Article about his Jewish heritage:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/feed/a35654-1999dec9.htm
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