Birth Name: Bernard Sanders
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Date of Birth: September 8, 1941
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Bernie Sanders is an American politician. An independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate, he has served as a United States Senator from Vermont since 2007. He has previously been Mayor of Burlington, Vermont (from 1981 to 1989), and a U.S. Representative from Vermont (from 1991 to 2007).
Bernie is the son of Dora/Dorothy (Glassberg) and Eli Sanders. His father was a Polish Jewish immigrant. His mother was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.
Bernie’s paternal grandparents were Leon Sander and Ettel “Ethel” Horn.
Bernie’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Glassberg/Glassburg (the son of Abraham Glassburg) and Brayna “Bessie” Greenberg.
Sources: Bernie’s parents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bernie’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo: “Bernie Sanders” by United States Congress – http://sanders.senate.gov/. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.