Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: February 13, 1946
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Richard Blumenthal is an American politician. A Democrat, he has served as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut since 2011.
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Frankfurt, Germany. His mother was born in Omaha, Nebraska, of German Jewish descent.
Richard’s paternal grandparents were Julius Yechiel Blumenthal and Selma Grünebaum (the daughter of Nathan Grünebaum and Hanschen Haas). Julius was born in Kirchbracht, Germany. Selma was born in Brückenau, Bavaria, Germany.
Richard’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Louis Rosenstock (the son of Elias Rosenstock and Bertha Marx) and Florence Mock (the daughter of Charles/Solomon Mock and Lillie Gold). Frederick was born in Hochhausen, Baden, Germany. Charles was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Germany. Florence was born in Wisconsin. Lillie was born in West Virginia, to Louis Goldner/Gold and Herietta Freidenreich, whose families were also from Germany.
Sources: Genealogies of Richard Blumenthal – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Richard Blumenthal – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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