Birth Name: Henry Lawrence Garfield
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: February 13, 1961
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
Henry Rollins is an American musician, actor, writer, television and radio host, and comedian.
Henry is the son of Iris and Paul J. Garfield. Paul’s father is Jewish, and changed his surname from Garfinkel to Garfield.
Henry’s paternal grandfather was Harry P. Garfinkel. Harry was born in Russia.
Henry’s paternal grandmother was Belle Luban (the daughter of Henry/Henach Luban and Esther Galbreich/Goldberg). Belle was born in Latvia. Henry was born in Rēzekne, Latvia, the son of Schmuila Jankel Luban and Kreine. Esther was the daughter of Joseph Berl Goldberg and Hannah Sheina Maltinsky, who were from Shtetl Kreslavka and Rēzekne, Latvia/Russia.
Although Henry is not mentioned on his paternal grandmother’s obituary, he has referred to her as his grandmother in what seemed to be a distant relationship.
Sources: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org
Genealogy of Henry Rollins (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Henry’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Information about Henry’s paternal great-grandfather, Henach/Henry Luban – http://www.dailykos.com
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