Date of Birth: 1999
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Fred Hechinger is an American actor. He will have the fourth-billed role in the film The Woman in the Window (2020).
His grandfather, also named Fred Hechinger, was a prominent education writer at The New York Times. His maternal aunt is film critic Leah Rozen.
Fred’s paternal grandfather was Fred Michael Hechinger (the son of Dr. Julius Josef Hechinger and Lily/Lilly Niedermaier). Fred was born in Nuremberg, Germany, to a Jewish family. He came to the U.S. in 1936. Julius was the son of Moses Hechinger and Regine Bomeisler.
Fred’s paternal grandmother was Grace Bernstein (the daughter of Sylvan Bernstein and Helen Peles). Grace was born in New York. Sylvan was the son of David Bernstein and Goldie Cohen. Helen was the daughter of Isidor Peles, who was born in Russia, and of Minnie Cohen.
Fred’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Rozen.
Fred’s maternal grandmother was Frieda Shoenberg (the daughter of Pinhas Shainberg/Shoenberg and Yona). Frieda was born in Israel. Pinhas was born in Russia, and his mother’s maiden name was Kooperwasser. Yona was born in Israel.
Sources: Genealogy of Fred’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Fred’s paternal grandfather, Fred M. Hechinger – https://www.nytimes.com
Marriage record of Fred’s paternal great-grandparents, Sylvan Bernstein and Helen Peles – https://www.familysearch.org