Birth Name: Ethan Samuel Slater
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: June 2, 1992
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ethan Slater is an American actor and singer. His roles include the films Lost on a Mountain in Maine and, as Boq Woodsman, Wicked and Wicked: For Good; and the shows Elsbeth and Gen V.
His father, Jay Slater, has worked at the FDA. Ethan was raised in Conservative Judaism. He grew up mostly in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has a son with his former wife, clinical psychologist Lilly Jay.
Ethan’s paternal grandfather was Julius Slater (the son of Pinchas Slotznick and Molly Basman). Julius was born in Khmelnytskyi, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast, Ukraine. Pinchas was born in Khmelnytskyi, the son of Kalman Slotznick and Leah Jospa. Molly was born in Medzhybizh, Khmel’nyts’ka, the daughter of Yosef Tzvi Basman, and of a woman surnamed Gluzberg.
Ethan’s paternal grandmother was Livia Strohli (the daughter of Eugene Strohli and Helen Strohli Tabak). Livia was born in Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș, Romania. Eugene was born in Sighetu Marmatiei, the son of Moshe Chaim Strohli, whose father was a rabbi; and of Fannie Burger, who had some roots in Hungary. Ethan’s great-great-grandmother Fannie Burger was killed in the Holocaust, in Auschwitz, in 1944. Ethan’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Bocicoiu Mare, Maramureș, the daughter of Yitzchok Tabak, whose father and grandfather were rabbis; and of Tzipora Feldman, whose father was also a rabbi.
Ethan’s maternal grandfather was Sidney B. Palley (the son of Sam Palley and Rose Chaninkes). Sidney was born in New York, to parents from the Russian Empire. Sam was born in Kapyĺ, Minsk Province, Belarus, the son of Benjamin Palay and Bessie Gossik. Rose was the daughter of Mones Chanin/Chaninkes and Sarah Yenta Chanin/Chaninkes, whose families were from Kapyĺ.
Ethan’s maternal grandmother was Rita Alter (the daughter of Abraham Alter and Reba Milgraum). Rita was born in New York, to parents from Poland. Abraham was born in Gmina Sokołów Małopolski, rzeszowski, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, the son of Solomon Alter and Miriam Weinman. Reba was born in Świlcza, rzeszowski, the daughter of Leib Mühlgram/Milgraum and Fradel Kaufmann.
Source: Genealogy of Ethan Slater – https://www.geni.com
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