Place of Birth: Kfar Ahim, Israel
Date of Birth: 9 June, 1959
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Benny Gantz is an Israeli soldier and politician. He has served as the 20th Chief of the General Staff, from 14 February, 2011 to 16 February, 2015.
He is the son of Malka and Nahum Gantz. His father was a Romanian Jew. His mother was a Hungarian Jew, from Mezőkovácsháza. She survived the Holocaust. His parents were among the co-founders of the Moshav Kfar Ahim, a cooperative agricultural community in south-central Israel.
He is married to Revital, and has four children.
Source: Genealogy of Benny Gantz – https://www.geni.com