Birth Name: Richard James Appel
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 21, 1963
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Richard Appel is an American writer, producer, and attorney.
Richard is the son of Nina S. (Schick) and Alfred Appel, Jr. Both of Richard’s parents are Jewish.
Richard’s paternal grandfather was Alfred Appel, Sr. (the son of Samuel Appel and Sadie Niedermann). Samuel was born in Kassel, North Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the son of Laser Appel and Bertha Grimberg. Sadie was born in New York, the daughter of Joseph Niedermann, who was from New York, and of Carolina Blum, who was from Germany.
Richard’s paternal grandmother was Beatrice Celia Hoffman (the daughter of Samuel “Sam” Hoffman and Eva Sherville). Samuel was born in Mir, Poland (now Belarus), the son of Morris Hoffman/Dvaretsky and Itka “Yetta” Lubner. Eva was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Richard’s maternal grandparents were Leonard “Leo” Schick and Nora.
Sources: Genealogy of Richard Appel – http://www.geni.com
Richard’s paternal grandfather, Alfred Appel, Sr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Richard’s paternal grandmother, Beatrice Celia (Hoffman) Appel – http://www.legacy.com
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