Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: May 21, 1966
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright. She is known for playing Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the Fox medical drama series House. Lisa is the daughter of Bonnie and Alvin Edelstein. She is married to artist Robert Russell (who is also Jewish).
Lisa’s paternal grandparents were Samuel Edelstein and Ida/Chaya Gitl Stelling (the daughter of Samuel Stelling and Chava Leah Zwiebach). Samuel Edelstein was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Ida was a Polish Jewish immigrant.
Lisa’s maternal grandparents are Louis S. Wiederkehr (the son of Morris Wiederkehr and Celia Fodfield) and Gertrude F. Scher (the daughter of Charles Schher and Pearl Kohave). Louis and Gertrude were Polish Jewish immigrants.
Sources: http://jwa.org
http://www.ajlmagazine.com
Genealogy of Lisa Edelstein – http://www.geni.com
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