Birth Name: Tory Robinson
Place of Birth: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 17, 1966
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Tory Robinson is an American fashion designer, businessperson, and philantropist. Tory was previously married to entrepreneur J. Christopher Burch.
Tory is the daughter of Reva (Schapira) and Ira Earl “Bud” Robinson. Tory’s brothers are Robert, James, and Leonard. Tory’s father is Catholic. Tory’s mother is Jewish.
Tory’s paternal grandparents were Henry/Henery/Henley Robinson and Rae/Ray.
Tory’s maternal grandfather was Maurice/Morris Schapira/Shapira (the son of Barnett Shapira and Lina Svan.). Barnett and Lina were from Russia.
Tory’s maternal grandmother was Lillian Hertz (the daughter of Martin Hertz and Ray). Martin was born in Maryland, to parents from Germany. Ray was born in New York, to parents from Hungary.
Sources: Obituary of Tory’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Tory’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
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