Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth: November 22, 1984
Ethnicity:
*Danish, some Swedish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, known for starring in the movie Lost in Translation. Her father is Danish, and is also of one quarter Swedish descent. Her mother is from a Jewish family from New York (they immigrated from Belarus, Russia, and Poland). Scarlett regards herself as Jewish. She celebrates Christmas as well as Hanukkah. She also holds both American and Danish citizenship.
Scarlett’s paternal grandparents were Ejner Bainkamp Johansson (the son of Axel Robert Johansson and Margrethe Hansine Hansen) and Hedda. Axel was from Furuby, in Sweden. Margrethe and Hedda were Danish.
Scarlett’s maternal grandparents were Meyer Schlamberg (the son of Sol Schlamberg and Mollie) and Dorothy Chodosh (the daughter of Isadore Chodosh and Anna Weinstein). Meyer’s parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland. Dorothy’s parents were Jewish immigrants from Minsk, Belarus (Anna’s parents were Gavril Weinstein and Leah Ginenski). The surname “Schlamberg” was changed to “Sloan”.
Here is an excerpt from a Polish Interview translated by zuzanna:
GALA: Do you came from family with Polish roots?
S.J: We came from Polish Jews and probably Russian [Jews] (this has been confirmed). But really I don’t know very good a tree of my family. My ancestors emigrated from Poland during World War II and that was a dramatic decision… I remember from my childhood that my mother reminded me about my Polish family. I am very proud of my origin. Not only from the Polish. From my dad’s side I am Danish.
Sources: Genealogy of Scarlett Johansson (focusing on her father’s side) – http://family.nose.dk
Scarlett’s mother’s ancestry, listed on Geni.com – http://www.geni.com
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