Birth Name: David Nicola Cicilline
Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island
Date of Birth: July 15, 1961
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
David Cicilline is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island, since January 3, 2011. He was previously Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011.
David is the son of Sabra (Peskin) and John Francis Cicilline. His father is of Italian descent, and Catholic. His mother is Jewish (of Russian Jewish and Latvian Jewish descent). David identifies with the Jewish religion.
David’s paternal grandfather was Giovanni/John Baptiste Cicilline (the son of Antonio Cicilline and Maria Filice Trotta). Giovanni was born in Rhode Island. Antonio was born in Italy, the son of Giuseppe Cicilline and Maria Grazia Caporusso. was born in Pontecorvo, Frosinone, Italy, the daughter of Sarefino Trotta and Giovanna Iannone.
David’s paternal grandmother was Lucia/Lucy S. Miragliuolo (the daughter of Nicola Miragliuolo and Clementina Impagliazzo). Lucia was born in Rhode Island, to Italian parents. Clementina was the daughter of Giuseppe Impagliazzo and Filomena Castaldi.
David’s maternal grandparents were Israel/Irving Peskin (the son of Mendel Gdaliya Opeskin and Mera/Miriam Weksler) and Ruchia/Ruth. Israel was the son of Avsey/Isiaah Opeskin and Minna.
Sources: Genealogy of David Cicilline (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of David Cicilline (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.shoreshim.org