Birth Name: Zeena Galatea Lavey
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 19, 1963
Ethnicity:
*50% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Swedish
*12.5% Irish
*12.5% English
Zeena Schreck, also known as ZEENA, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, photographer, visual and musical artist, and author. She founded the Sethian Liberation Movement (SLM) in 2002, and is its spiritual leader.
She is the daughter of Diane Hegarty and author and musician Anton LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey, later Anton Szandor LaVey). Her parents were the founders of the Church of Satan, and of “LaVeyan Satanism.” Her father was a High Priest in the church, and wrote the Satanic Bible. Her mother was a self-described sorceress. Her father was from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, and her mother was from a Christian background, with Swedish and Irish/English ancestry. Zeena’s half-sister is radio host Karla LaVey, who was a high priestess in the Church of Satan. Zeena was also raised in the church, and was its first spokesperson. She later renounced the group, and practiced Tibetan Tantric Buddhism.
Zeena’s surname comes from her former husband, singer, songwriter, author, filmmaker, and Tantric Buddhist religious teacher Nikolas Schreck.
Zeena’s paternal grandfather was Michael Joseph Levey (the son of Meyer Morris Levey and Anna Sarah Miller). Meyer and Anna were immigrants from Russia. Anna was the daughter of Samuel Miller.
Zeena’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude Augusta Coulton (the daughter of Boris/Baris E. Koltonoff and Luba Josephine “Cecile” Primokov). Boris was born in Russia, the son of Jacob Koltonoff and Leah. Luba was born in Ukraine.
Zeena’s maternal grandfather was James Cornelius Hegarty (the son of James Hegarty and Mabel Annie Harrison). James was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to an Irish father and an English mother.
Zeena’s maternal grandmother was Jean Hall (the daughter of John V. Hall and Emma Anderson). John and Emma were Swedish.
Sources: Genealogy of Zeena’s father – https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial
Zeena’s maternal grandfather, James Cornelius Hegarty, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Zeena’s maternal grandmother, Jean Hall, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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