Birth Name: Edward Mitchell Zwick
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 8, 1952
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Edward Zwick is an American filmmaker, director, and film and television producer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jewish parents Allen Zwick and Ruth Ellen/Ellyn (Reich).
His paternal grandparents were Edward Zwick and Lillian Berland. They were both born in Illinois to parents from Russia.
His maternal grandfather was Samuel Reich. He was born in Poland.
His maternal grandmother was Isabel S. Stern (the daughter of Morris H. Stern and Sarah Etta Kadaretzky). Morris was born in Szczuczyn, Poland. Sarah Etta was from Grajewo, Poland.
Source: Genealogy of Edward Zwick – https://www.geni.com/
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