Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: October 19, 1977
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*French-Canadian (mother, who converted to Judaism)
Jason Reitman is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Jason was born in Montréal, Québec, the son of film producer Ivan Reitman and actress Geneviève Robert. His sisters are Caroline and Catherine, who is also an actress. They were raised in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Jason’s father is Jewish; he was originally born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), to Slovak Jewish parents. Jason’s mother is French-Canadian; she converted to Judaism upon their marriage.
Jason’s paternal grandparents were Ladislav “Leslie” Reitman (the son of Gustav Reitman and Cecelia/Cecilia Hochberger) and Klara/Clara Raab/Rab. Gustav was the son of Nathan Reitman and Rozalia Hilwerth.
Jason has dual Canadian and American citizenship.
Sources: https://jewishsantabarbara.org
http://camerainthesun.com
Genealogy of Jason Reitman (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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