Birth Name: Lisa Anne Loeb
Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Date of Birth: March 11, 1968
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lisa Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of Barbara Gail (Barzune) and Peter Mayer Loeb. Her parents are both Jewish (of Russian Jewish, German Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Romanian Jewish descent).
Lisa’s paternal grandparents were Sam A. Loeb (the son of Louis Lawrence Loeb and Ida Alexander) and Daisy Lynn (the daughter of Ima Meyer Lynn and Heshie “Anna” Byers). Louis’ parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Ida’s father was a German Jewish immigrant. Ima and Heshie were Polish Jewish immigrants.
Lisa’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Barzune (the son of Louis Barzune and Fannie Ablon) and Anna (later Anne Adele) Pomarantz (the daughter of Adolf Pomarantz and Rosa “Rose” Siegal). Louis and Fannie’s parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Adolf and Rosa were Romanian Jewish immigrants.
Sources: Genealogy of Lisa’s father – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Lisa’s father – https://familysearch.org
Lisa’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Lisa’s paternal grandfather, Sam A. Loeb – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Lisa’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Lisa’s maternal grandfather, Benjamin Barzune – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Lisa’s maternal grandmother, Anna (later Anne Adele) Pomarantz – https://familysearch.org
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