Birth Name: Leslie Rae Bega
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 17, 1967
Ethnicity:
*Sephardi Jewish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Leslie Bega is an American actress.
Leslie is the daughter of Marlene Ruth (Feldman) and Izahar/Ezehar/Isahar Dick Bega. Leslie’s parents were Jewish; Leslie’s father was likely from a Sephardi Jewish family and Leslie’s mother had Russian Jewish ancestry.
Leslie’s paternal grandfather was Ghedit Isahar Bega. Ghedit was born in either Italy or Turkey, to a woman surnamed Abelda.
Leslie’s paternal grandmother was Rachel/Raechel Notrica (the daughter of Isaac Notrica and Sarah Mazalto Bardavid). Rachel was a resident of Rodos, Turkey (Rhodes, now Greece), and her nationality was listed as “Italian, Hebrew”.
Leslie’s great-grandfather Isaac was the son of Buhor Moshe Notrica and Sarah Notrica, who was also from Rhodes, Greece. Leslie’s great-grandmother Sarah was the daughter of Abraham “Abramachi” Bardavid and Rachel Israel.
Leslie’s maternal grandparents were Abraham “Abe” Feldman and Anne Heyman. Abraham and Anne were from Russia.
Sources: Genealogy of Leslie Bega (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Leslie Bega – http://www.familysearch.org
Leslie’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Leslie’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
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