Birth Name: Carol Joan Klein
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York
Date of Birth: February 9, 1942
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Carole King is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Eugenia (Cammer) and Sidney N. Klein, who were both Jewish (their families were from Poland and Belarus).
Carole’s paternal grandparents were David Klein (originally Gleiman, the son of Herszek Gleiman and Dwojra Both) and Molly Malke Taule. David was born in Warsaw, Poland. Molly was born in Zamość, Poland.
Carole’s maternal grandparents were Israel B. Cammer (the son of Rubin Cammer and Matel Mos) and Scheine “Sarah” Besmosgin (the daughter of Itzak Besmosgin/Bezmozgin and Riva Leah). Israel’s family was from Poland. Scheine was born in Mahilyow, Belarus.
Sources: http://www.blackcollegian.com
Genealogy of Carole King – http://www.geni.com
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