Birth Name: Thomas Jonathan Ossoff
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 16, 1987
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*likely English (mother)
Jon Ossoff is an American documentary filmmaker, political aide, and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
His father is from a Jewish family. His mother is Australian, and likely has English ancestry. Jon was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
Jon’s paternal grandfather was Hyman Ossoff (the son of Israel Ossoff and Anna Schochet). Hyman was born in Massachusetts, to Lithuanian Jewish parents, with roots in Vilnius. Anna was the daughter of Yakov Schochet and Sarah Baila.
Jon’s paternal grandmother was Blanche Hoffman (the daughter of Morris Peter Hoffman and Minnie Kopnick). Blanche was born in Connecticut, to Russian Jewish parents. Morris was the son of Pesach Hoffman. Minnie was the daughter of Aaron Zev Kopnick and Feige.
Sources: Genealogy of Jon Ossoff – https://www.geni.com
Jon’s paternal grandfather, Hyman Ossoff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jon’s paternal great-grandparents, Morris Peter Hoffman and Minnie Kopnick, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org