Birth Name: Jael Francine Strauss
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 3, 1984
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*African-American (mother)
Jael Strauss is an American model. She appeared on America’s Next Top Model in 2003. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is African-American.
A picture of her parents can be seen here. A picture of her mother can be seen here.
Jael’s paternal grandparents were Samuel Strauss (the son of Ferdinand “Fred” Strauss and Esther) and Lorraine Abramowitz (the daughter of Samuel Abramowitz and Rella). Ferdinand was a German Jewish immigrant. Esther was born in Bulgaria, to a Romanian Jewish father and a Bulgarian Jewish mother. Samuel was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Rella was also Jewish, and was born in Austria.
Sources: Jael’s paternal grandfather, Samuel Strauss, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Samuel Strauss on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary record of Jael’s paternal grandfather, Samuel Strauss – https://familysearch.org
Jael’s paternal grandmother, Lorraine Abramowitz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Lorraine Abramowitz on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jael’s paternal grandmother, Lorraine (Abramowitz) Strauss – http://www.hodroffepstein.com
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