Birth Name: Jacob Joseph Lew
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: August 29, 1955
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jack Lew is Secretary of Treasury under president Barack Obama. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Vaŭkavysk, Belarus, of Polish Jewish descent. His mother was born in New York, of Ukrainian Jewish descent. Jack is an Orthodox Jew.
Jack’s paternal grandparents were Jacob/Yankel Lew and Rebecca/Riwke Newinsky. Jacob and Rebecca were born in Gródek, Poland.
Jack’s maternal grandparents are Yossel/Jacob Joseph Turewski (the son of Avram Noakh Turewski and ? Krevinskago) and ? Wenig. Jacob was born in Priluki, Ukraine.
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Genealogy of Jack Lew – http://www.geni.com
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