Elle King

December 20, 2015, 11:12 pm

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Birth Name: Tanner Elle Schneider

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: July 3, 1989

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather)
*Filipino (paternal great-grandmother)
*English
*Scottish

Elle King is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of London (King), a model, and Rob Schneider, an actor and comedian.

Elle’s paternal grandfather is Marvin Schneider (the son of Solomon Schneider and Ann Molly Hoffman). Solomon was a Jewish immigrant from Galicia (most of which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) or Poland. Ann was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, and was the daughter of Harry Hoffman.

Elle’s paternal grandmother is Pilar Monroe (the daughter of Ulysses Stanley Monroe and Victoria Estacio). Ulysses was born in Michigan, the son of Oscar Wood Monroe and Ada Momot Fuller, and had English and Scottish ancestry. Victoria was Filipino, and was the daughter of Agapito Estacio and Agatuna Calub.

Elle’s maternal grandparents are David R. King and Paula N. Curry (the daughter of William J. Curry and Pauline Ester Halley). William was the son of Albert V. Curry and Nellie G. Curtis. Pauline was the daughter of George Oscar Halley and Lottie Mae Lewis.

Sources: Elle’s paternal great-grandfather, Ulysses Stanley Monroe, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Elle’s maternal grandmother, Paula N. (Curry) King – http://www.thetelegramnews.com

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Oksana Fandera

December 22, 2015, 11:23 pm

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Birth Name: Oksana Olegovna Fandera

Place of Birth: Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Date of Birth: November 7, 1967

Ethnicity:
*Ukrainian, Romani (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Oksana Fandera is an Russian actress. Her father, Oleg Fandera, is of half Ukrainian and half Romani descent. Her mother is Jewish. In interview, she said that she cooks like a Ukrainian, loves freedom as Romani, and feels mourning as Jewish.

Sources: http://viola.bz
http://jewishnews.com.ua

Lainie Kazan

December 23, 2015, 6:11 pm

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Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Date of Birth: May 15, c. 1940

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish

Lainie Kazan is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of Carole (Kazan) and Ben Levine.

Lainie’s maternal grandparents were Joshua Simon Kazan (the son of Hyman A. Kazanski/Kazan and Dora Goldstein) and Jane “Jennie” K. Jaffe. Joshua was born in Russia. Jane was born in Israel, to a father who was also born there, and to a mother who was born in Russia.

Source: Lainie’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Cristiana Capotondi

December 23, 2015, 6:25 pm

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Place of Birth: Rome, Italy

Date of Birth: 13 September, 1980

Ethnicity: Italian, as well as Jewish (maternal grandfather)

Cristiana Capotondi is an Italian actress. Her mother is Rossella Citone.

Cristiana’s maternal grandfather, Angelo Citone, was Jewish. Cristiana was raised celebrating both Catholic and Jewish holidays.

Source: http://www.rossoporpora.org

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Julie Kavner

December 28, 2015, 5:31 pm

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Birth Name: Julie Deborah Kavner

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: September 7, 1950

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Julie Kavner is an American actress, voice actress, and comedian. She voices Marge Simpson, as well as other characters, on the series The Simpsons. Julie is the daughter of Rose (Steinbock) and David N. Kavner.

Julie’s paternal grandparents were Isadore Itske Koyner/Kovner and Alice Dimbo/Dembo. Isadore was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Alice was born in Liepāja, Latvia. Both were Jewish.

Julie’s maternal grandparents were Herman Steinbock (the son of Charles Steinbock and Yetta Sidenwerk) and Bertha Beresner. Herman was a Polish Jewish immigrant. Bertha was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Sources: Genealogy of Julie Kavner – http://www.geni.com

Julie’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Barry Manilow

December 28, 2015, 5:42 pm

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Birth Name: Barry Alan Pincus

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Date of Birth: June 17, 1943

Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Irish

Barry Manilow is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the son of Edna (Manilow) and Harold Lawrence Pincus. His father also went under his own stepfather’s surname, “Keliher”. Barry’s father was of half Russian Jewish and half Irish Catholic descent, and Barry’s mother’s family was Russian Jewish. Barry was raised Jewish.

Barry’s paternal grandparents were Harry Pincus and Anna Sheehan. Harry was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Anna was born in New York, to Irish (Catholic) parents.

Barry’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Manilow (the son of Louis Manilow and Anna Meltzer) and Esther Yanoff (the daughter of Abraham Yanoff and Bertha Valinsky). Joseph and Esther were Russian Jews.

Sources: Family history of Barry Manilow, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak – http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Genealogy of Barry Manilow – http://www.geni.com

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Harry Shearer

December 28, 2015, 5:49 pm

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Birth Name: Harry Julius Shearer

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: December 23, 1943

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Harry Shearer is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, writer, radio host, director, and producer. He voices various characters on the series The Simpsons.

Harry is the son of Dora Warren (Kohn) and Mack Shearer. His father was an Austrian Jew and his mother was a Polish Jew. They both fled Nazi persecution in Europe.

Sources: Genealogy of Harry Shearer – http://www.geni.com

Harry’s parents’ background – http://www.jewishjournal.com

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Passenger

December 29, 2015, 7:29 pm

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Birth Name: Michael David Rosenberg

Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England

Date of Birth: 17 May, 1984

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English (mother)

Passenger is an English folk rock singer and songwriter. His father, Gerard Rosenberg, is American, from Vineland, New Jersey, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His mother, Jane M. (White), is English.

Passenger’s paternal grandparents were Simon Rosenberg and Molly Bimbach. Simon was a German Jewish immigrant, from Cologne.

Sources: Passenger’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Passenger’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Passenger’s paternal grandmother, Molly (Bimbach) Rosenberg – http://www.legacy.com

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Stella McCartney

December 30, 2015, 7:14 am

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Birth Name: Stella Nina McCartney

Place of Birth: Lambeth, London, England

Date of Birth: 13 September, 1971

Ethnicity:
*Irish, English, Manx/Isle of Man, 1/32 Welsh (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Stella McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney, and American musician, photographer, and animal rights activist Linda McCartney (born Linda Louise Eastman).

Stella’s father is of Irish, English, Manx (Isle of Man), and 1/32 Welsh, ancestry. Stella’s mother was Jewish (of Polish Jewish, Russian Jewish, and German Jewish descent).

Stella’s paternal grandparents were James McCartney (the son of Joseph McCartney and Florence Clegg) and Mary Patricia Mohin (the daughter of Owen Mohin and Mary Therasa Danher).

Stella’s maternal grandparents were Leopold Vail Epstein/Eastman (the son of Louis Epstein and Stella Freyer) and Louise Sara Linder (the daughter of Max Joseph Lindner and Stella Dryfoos). Louis was born in New York, of Polish Jewish ancestry. Stella’s great-grandmother Stella Freyer was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Max was born in Ohio, of Polish Jewish descent. Stella’s great-grandmother Stella Dryfoos was the daughter of Isaac Dryfoos and Sarah Schwartzenberg, who were German Jews, her father from Marienthal and her mother from Graywaler.

Sources: http://forward.com

Genealogies of Stella McCartney – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Notes on Stella’s father’s ancestry – https://hergestgenealogy.wordpress.com

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Michael Cammalleri

January 4, 2016, 2:51 am

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Birth Name: Michael Anthony Cammalleri

Place of Birth: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: June 8, 1982

Ethnicity:
*Italian/Sicilian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Michael Cammalleri is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is the alternative captain of the New Jersey Devils. He is the son of Ruth and Leo Cammalleri. His father is of Italian/Sicilian descent and his mother is Jewish.

Michael’s paternal grandparents are Antonino Cammalleri and Maddalena.

Michael’s maternal grandparents were Hyman Gelbard and Adele Paktorovicz. Hyman and Adele were Holocaust survivors, from Poland and Czechoslovakia.

Sources: http://www.faceoff.com

Obituary of Michael’s paternal grandfather, Antonino Cammalleri – http://www.legacy.com

Obituary of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Adele (Paktorovicz) Gelbard – http://steelesmemorialchapel.com

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Reuven Rivlin

January 4, 2016, 8:59 pm

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Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel)

Date of Birth: 9 September 1939

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Reuven Rivlin is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He has served as President of Israel since 2014. He is the son of Rachel “Ray” Rivlin, who was born in England, and Yosef Yoel “Joseph Joel” Rivlin, who was born in Jerusalem. His family has lived in Israel, specifically Jerusalem and Safed, for many generations on both sides. He is married to Nechama Shulman.

Reuven’s paternal grandfather was Reuven Rivlin (the son of Joseph Joel Rivlin and Rivka Riva Cohen). Reuven was born in Jerusalem. Reuven’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Eliyahu Rivlin, who was born in Belarus, and Beila Bichowsky. Rivka was the daughter of Reuven Cohen and Elka Machle.

Reuven’s paternal grandmother was Itta Rivka Shapira (the daughter of Isaac Shapira and Beyla Rothschild). Isaac was the son of Yehoshua Shapira. Beyla was the daughter of Aharon Rothschild.

Reuven’s maternal grandparents were Eliyahu Joseph Rivlin (the son of Shneur Zalman Rivlin and Chana Minne Loewy) and Alta/Alte Zisenwine (the daughter of Joshua Zeev Zisenwine). Eliyahu was born in Jerusalem. Shneur was the son of Eliyahu Yosef Rivlin, a rabbi, and Pessia Hadassa. Chana was the daughter of Shlomo “Solomon” Zalman Loewy and Rasha Dreiza Rivlin.

Source: Genealogy of Reuven Rivlin – http://www.geni.com

Lapo Elkann

January 4, 2016, 9:27 pm

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Birth Name: Lapo Eduard Elkann

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, US

Date of Birth: 7 October 1977

Ethnicity:
*French Jewish, Italian Jewish (father)
*Italian, some Scottish and English (mother)

Lapo Elkann is an Italian entrepreneur. He is the the brother of industrialist John Elkann, the current Chairman of FCA (Fiat Chrisler Automobiles).

Lapo is the son of Italian parents, novelist Alain Elkann and Margherita Agnelli, a member of the powerful Agnelli family. His father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic.

Lapo’s paternal grandparents were Jean-Paul Elkann (the son of Armand Elkmann and Berthe Bloch) and Carla Ovazza (the daughter of Vittorio Ovazza and Olga Cinci Fubini). Jean-Paul was a French banker, born in Paris, France, to a Jewish family. Carla, who was an Italian Jew, was a member of the influential Ovazza banking family, based in Turin, Italy.

Lapo’s maternal grandparents were the famous industralist Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli (the son of Edoardo Agnelli and Princess Virginia Bourbon del Monte) and Princess Donna Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto (the daughter of Don Filippo Caracciolo, 8th Prince di Castagneto, 3rd Duke di Melito, and of Illinois-born Margaret Clarke). Lapo’s great-grandmother Princess Virginia was the daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, 4th Prince of San Faustino, and of New Jersey-born Jane Campbell (who was the daughter of George W. Campbell, Jr. and Virginia Watson). The “Campbell” line can be traced back to George Washington Campbell, who was born, c. 1769, in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland.

Sources: Genealogy of Lapo’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Lapo Elkann (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Anna Silk

January 5, 2016, 10:22 pm

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Place of Birth: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Birth: January 31, 1974

Ethnicity: English, Turkish, Cypriot

Anna Silk is a Canadian actress. Her mother, Ilkay, is a prominent actress, director, producer, playwright, educator, and Director of Drama at St. Thomas University. Her father, Peter Silk, is an academic. Her mother, a Turkish-Cyprian-English expat, and her father, who is British, met in London in 1966, and moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, four years later so Peter could do post-doctoral work.

Anna is a convert to Judaism (her husband’s faith).

Sources: http://torontolife.com

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Mathilda May

January 7, 2016, 10:35 pm

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Place of Birth: Saint-Ouen, Paris, France

Date of Birth: 8 February 1965

Ethnicity:
*Greek Jewish, Turkish Jewish (father)
*Swedish (mother)

Mathilda May is a French actress. Her father is Victor Haïm, a French playwright, who is descended from a Greek Jewish and Turkish Jewish family. Her mother is Margareta Hanson, a Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer.

Mathilda’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Haïm Levy.

Source: http://www.vsd.fr

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Ted Koppel

January 7, 2016, 10:38 pm

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Birth Name: Edward James Martin Koppel

Place of Birth: Nelson, Lancashire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: February 8, 1940

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Ted Koppel is an American broadcast journalist. Ted was born in Nelson, Lancashire, England, to Alice Dorice (Neu) and Erwin Julius Koppel, German Jews who left Germany once Adolf Hitler came into power. The family moved to the U.S. in 1953.

Ted’s paternal grandparents were Emil Koppel (the son of Jakob Koppel and Karoline Gutmann) and Paulina Metzger. Emil was born in Dehlingen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.

Sources: http://www.biography.com

Genealogy of Ted Koppel (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Morrie Schwartz

January 7, 2016, 10:45 pm

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Birth Name: Morris S. Schwartz

Date of Birth: December 20, 1916

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Death: November 4, 1995

Place of Death: Newton, Massachusetts

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Morrie Schwartz was an American sociology professor, teaching at Brandeis University, and an author. His father, Charlie Schwartz, was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Morrie was an agnostic Jew who took different philosophies from different religions, like Christianity and Buddhism, according to the book Tuesdays with Morrie.

Source: https://books.google.com

Sarah Hay

January 11, 2016, 5:43 pm

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Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey

Date of Birth: 1987

Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Sarah Hay is an American actress and ballet dancer.

Sarah’s maternal grandparents were Leon Rudin (the son of Alexander Rudin and Molly Saperstein) and Irma Dorothy Goodman (the daughter of Nathaniel/Nathan R. Goodman and Beatrice Voloshin/Voloskia). Leon was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. Nathaniel was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents, Samuel Goodman and Esther Contter. Beatrice was born in Connecticut, to Russian Jewish parents, Harry Voloshin and Rose Dolgoff.

Sources: Sarah’s maternal grandfather, Leon Rudin, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Sarah’s maternal great-grandparents, Nathaniel/Nathan R. Goodman and Beatrice Voloshin/Voloskia, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Sarah’s maternal great-grandmother, Beatrice Voloshin/Voloskia, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

January 11, 2016, 5:55 pm

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Place of Birth: Turin, Italy

Date of Birth: 16 November 1964

Ethnicity: Italian Jewish (paternal grandfather), Italian, French

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter, and film director. She is the sister of Italian and French musician, actress, and model Carla Bruni.

Valeria is the daughter of Marisa (Borini) and Alberto Bruni Tedeschi. Valeria’s father was of Italian Jewish and Italian (Catholic) descent. Valeria’s mother was of one quarter Italian and three quarters French descent.

Valeria’s paternal grandparents were Virginio Bruni Tedeschi (the son of Giuseppe Yosef Tedeschi and Doralice Levi) and Orsola Bruni. Valeria’s grandfather Virginio, who was Jewish, and from Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy, converted to Catholicism because of anti-Jewish discrimination. It appears that Valeria’s grandmother Orsola was of Italian Catholic background.

Valeria’s maternal grandparents were Carlo Dominico Enrico Borini (the son of Pietro Borini and Albertina Renand) and Renèe Louise Planche (the daughter of François Gilbert Planche and Valérie Louise Monnet). Valeria’s grandfather Carlo was of half Italian and half French descent. Valeria’s grandmother Renèe was of French ancestry.

Sources: Genealogy of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – http://www.geni.com

Genealogies of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (through Valeria’s sister, Carla Bruni) – http://www.rfgenealogie.com
http://heirsofeurope.blogspot.ca

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Charles Krauthammer

January 11, 2016, 5:59 pm

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Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: March 13, 1950

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Charles Krauthammer, MD is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, author, political commentator, and physician. His parents were both Jewish. His father, Shulim Krauthammer, was from France. His mother, Thea (Horowitz), was from Antwerp, Belgium.

Charles’s maternal grandparents were Meschulem Issachar Horowitz (the son of Michael Horowitz Ish HaLevi and Teofila Grusziewicz) and Mina Geldzahler (the daughter of Melech Geldzahler and Sissel). Meschulem was born in Přerov, Czech Republic, to a father from Krakow, Poland and a mother from Mielec, Poland. Mina was born in Antwerp, Belgium.

Sources: http://www.jpost.com

Genealogy of Charles Krauthammer (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Larry Miller

January 12, 2016, 8:58 pm

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Birth Name: Lawrence J. Miller

Place of Birth: Valley Stream, New York

Date of Birth: October 15, 1953

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Larry Miller is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist. He is from a Jewish family. It is said that one of his grandmothers was from Latvia and one of his grandfathers was from Austria. He has also said that he has ancestors from Russia.

Source: http://www.jewishjournal.com

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