Birth Name: Lesley Rene Stahl
Place of Birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 16, 1941
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Lesley Stahl is an American television journalist. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Dorothy J. (Tishler) and Louis E. Stahl. She was raised in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Lesley is married to journalist and writer Aaron Latham. They have a daughter.
Lesley’s paternal grandparents were Harry Stahl and Esther. Harry and Esther were Polish Jews who moved to Boston in 1913.
Lesley’s maternal grandparents were Jacob Tishler and Tillie. Jacob and Tillie were Russian Jews who moved to Boston in 1911.
Sources: http://www.hadassahmagazine.org
Genealogy of Lesley Stahl – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Lesley’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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