Birth Name: Wesley Earl Strick
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 11, 1954
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter.
Wesley is the son of Racelle (Kessler) and Louis Strick. Both of his parents are Jewish.
Wesley’s paternal grandparents were Charlie Strick and Rosalind Rosen. Charles and Rosalind were both born in New York, to parents from Austria.
Wesley’s maternal grandfather was Harry M. Kessler. He was born in Russia.
Wesley’s maternal grandmother was Marlye Rothstein. Her parents were Mayer Rothstein (the son of Abraham Rothstein and Bella Gordon) and Eva Wagner (the daughter of Solomon/Sulim/Simon Wagner and Rosie/Rifke Lachs). Mayer was born in Belarus. Eva was born in Galicia, Austria (now Ukraine).
Sources: Genealogy of Wesley’s parents, Louis Strick and Racelle Kessler – https://www.geni.com/people/Louis-Strick/331941665300005087
https://www.geni.com/people/Racelle-Strick/329756819940005861
Wesley’s paternal grandparents, Charles Strick and Rosalind Rosen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4PJ-4BN
Wesley’s maternal grandfather, Harry M. Kessler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4LN-KBZ
https://www.geni.com/people/Racelle-Strick/329756819940005861
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