Birth Name: Judith A. Rumelt
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Date of Birth: July 27, 1973
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Cassandra Clare is an Iranian-born American writer.
Cassandra is the daughter of Elizabeth J. (Rosenberg) and Richard Post Rumelt. Cassandra’s parents are American and Jewish.
Cassandra’s maternal grandfather was film producer Max J. Rosenberg (the son of Leon Rosenberg and Fanny). Max was born in New York, to parents from Latvia/Russia.
Cassandra’s maternal grandmother was Isabel Weinstein.
Sources: Cassandra’s maternal grandfather on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Cassandra’s maternal grandfather – http://www.legacy.com
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