Birth Name: Sara James Tarses
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 19, 1964
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jamie Tarses is an American television producer and studio executive.
Jamie is the daughter of Rachel (Newdell) and television writer Jay Tarses (born Michael J. Tarses). She is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. Her siblings are writer Mallory Tarses and producer/screenwriter Matt Tarses.
Jamie’s paternal grandfather was Sol Tarses (the son of Boise Tarses and Pauline). Sol was born in Maryland, to parents from Russia.
Jamie’s paternal grandmother was Charlotte Goldberg (the daughter of Isadore Goldberg and Sarah Rudow). Charlotte was born in Maryland, to parents from Russia. Isadore was the son of Hillel Goldberg and Rivka Ruchel Rolbin.
Jamie’s maternal grandfather was George Ben Newdell (the son of Max Newdell/Needle and Sarah Schlomowitz). George was born in Łódź, Poland. Max and Sarah were also born in Poland.
Jamie’s maternal grandmother was Esther Bella Kay (the daughter of Philip Kay and Laura Weintraub). Esther was born in New York, to parents from Poland.
Sources: Genealogy of Jamie Tarses (focusing on her father’s side) – http://jeffmeyers.tripod.com
Jamie’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Jamie’s paternal grandmother, Charlotte (Goldberg) Tarses – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Jamie’s maternal grandfather, George Ben Newdell – http://www.nyhistoricnewspapers.org
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