Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: March 2, 1952
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Laraine Newman is an American actress and comedian. She is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.
Laraine’s paternal grandparents were Harry Newman (the son of Abraham Newman) and Lena Siegel (the daughter of Simon Siegel and Sarah Baser/Varshav). Harry was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Lena was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Laraine’s maternal grandparents were Alexander S. Neff (the son of Carl Neff) and Anna Rose/Rosowsky (the daughter of Motke “Max” Rosowsky and Ida Shapiro). Alexander was a Polish Jewish immigrant. Anna was born in Ohio, to Polish Jewish parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Laraine Newman – http://www.geni.com
Laraine’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Laraine’s paternal grandparents, Harry Newman and Lena Siegel, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Laraine’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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