James in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: James Allan Oppenheim
Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 1, 1961
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other
Boney James is an American saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer.
Boney’s father is Jewish. Boney is married to television director, filmmaker, and actress Lily Mariye.
Boney’s paternal grandfather was Leo Harry Oppenheim (the son of Abraham “Abe” Oppenheim and Hellen Nathanson). Leo was born in Illinois, to parents from either Lithuania or Poland.
Boney’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Sybil Gershenow/Gershenaw (the daughter of Harry Morris Gershenow and Sophia Rivkin). Dorothy was born in Illinois, to parents from the Russian Empire. Harry was the son of Morris Gershenow and Bella/Ella Mailis, who was from Odessa, now Ukraine. Sophia was born in Kiev, now Ukraine, the daughter of Nathan A. Rivkin and Rebecca Godesevich/Gotteschevitz.
Source: Genealogy of Boney’s father – http://geni.com
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