Place of Birth: Katonah, New York
Date of Birth: May 6, 1994
Ethnicity:
*Irish, Italian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Noah Galvin is an American actor.
His father is Catholic, of Irish and Italian descent. His mother is Jewish (of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Austrian Jewish descent).
He has said, “I was raised both Jewish and Catholic going to CCD [Confraternity of Christian Doctrine], Hebrew School and church. My siblings were both confirmed and had their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.” He has also described himself as Jewish.
Noah’s maternal grandfather is Jack Fink (the son of Ysruel Nuchim “Nathan” Fink and Malke Dvora “Dorothy” Radzinsky). Jack was born in the Russian Empire, to a Jewish family. Ysruel was born in Poland, the son of Yudel Finkelstein and Malke Rachel Goldberg. Malka was born in Poland, the daughter of Zvi Hirsh Radzinsky and Shoshana Sura Kawer.
Noah’s maternal grandmother is Florence Waze (the daughter of Samuel Waze and Belle Cashman/Cashwan). Florence was born in Michigan, to an Austrian Jewish father, from Radziechów, and a Russian Jewish mother. Belle’s mother was named Leah.
Sources: Genealogy of Noah Galvin (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Noah’s maternal grandfather, Jack Fink, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Noah’s maternal grandmother, Florence Waze, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org