Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (present-day Israel)
Date of Birth: 9 September 1939
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Reuven Rivlin is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He has served as President of Israel since 2014. He is the son of Rachel “Ray” Rivlin, who was born in England, and Yosef Yoel “Joseph Joel” Rivlin, who was born in Jerusalem. His family has lived in Israel, specifically Jerusalem and Safed, for many generations on both sides. He is married to Nechama Shulman.
Reuven’s paternal grandfather was Reuven Rivlin (the son of Joseph Joel Rivlin and Rivka Riva Cohen). Reuven was born in Jerusalem. Reuven’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of Eliyahu Rivlin, who was born in Belarus, and Beila Bichowsky. Rivka was the daughter of Reuven Cohen and Elka Machle.
Reuven’s paternal grandmother was Itta Rivka Shapira (the daughter of Isaac Shapira and Beyla Rothschild). Isaac was the son of Yehoshua Shapira. Beyla was the daughter of Aharon Rothschild.
Reuven’s maternal grandparents were Eliyahu Joseph Rivlin (the son of Shneur Zalman Rivlin and Chana Minne Loewy) and Alta/Alte Zisenwine (the daughter of Joshua Zeev Zisenwine). Eliyahu was born in Jerusalem. Shneur was the son of Eliyahu Yosef Rivlin, a rabbi, and Pessia Hadassa. Chana was the daughter of Shlomo “Solomon” Zalman Loewy and Rasha Dreiza Rivlin.
Source: Genealogy of Reuven Rivlin – http://www.geni.com