Birth Name: Jonathan Edward Bernthal
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
Date of Birth: September 20, 1976
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity:
*100% Ashkenazi Jewish (from Austria, Russia, Poland, Germany, Lithuania)
Family info: Jon Bernthal is an American actor. His parents are both Jewish. His family came to the U.S. from Austria, Russia, and Poland on his father’s side, and from Germany, Lithuania, and Russia on his mother’s side.
Jon’s paternal grandparents were Murray Bernthal, a composer (the son of Samuel Bernthal and Lena) and Rose Wartsky (the daughter of Aaron Wartsky and Lena). Samuel was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, and his wife, Lena, was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Aaron was a Polish Jewish immigrant, and his wife, Lena, was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Jon’s maternal grandparents were Henry Marx and Mildred “Billi” Geraldine Lurie (the daughter of Levi Lurie and Rose Cwengel). Henry was a German Jew, born in Munich, Germany, in 1918; he later moved to the United States. Levi was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant. Rose was born either in Missouri, or in Kupel, Russia, to Russian-born Jewish parents, Harry Cwengel and Pessie “Pauline” Weiser.
Source: Jon’s paternal grandfather, Murray Bernthal, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Jon’s paternal grandmother, Rose Wartsky, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
Jon’s genealogy (focusing mostly on his mother’s side) –
Jon’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Lurie, on the 1930 U.S. Census –
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