Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg in 2009, photo by Pprhotos

Birth Name: Michael Rubens Bloomberg

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 14, 1942

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Michael Bloomberg, also known as Mike Bloomberg, is an American businessperson, politician, philanthropist, and author. He founded financial, software, data, and media company Bloomberg L.P. A self-made billionaire, he is usually ranked as one of the top 10 richest people in the U.S., and one of the country’s biggest philanthropists. He served as the 108th Mayor of New York City, from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2013. He has been a member of the Democratic Party, until 2001, the Republican Party from 2001 to 2007, an independent from 2007 to 2018, and a Democrat since. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2020.

Michael is the son of Charlotte (Rubens) and William Henry Bloomberg, a bookkeeper for a dairy company. His father was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and his mother was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. His parents were both of Russian Jewish descent. Michael was raised in a practicing Jewish household, in Conservative Judaism, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. He attends a Reform Jewish temple now.

He has two children, Emma Bloomberg and equestrian and philanthropist Georgina Bloomberg, with his former wife Susan (Brown). Susan is English-born, and of Jewish heritage on her own mother’s side. Emma is married to Christopher Frissora, the son of multimillionaire businessperson Mark Frissora. Michael’s sister, Marjorie Tiven, has been Commissioner of the New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol.

Michael’s paternal grandfather was Rabbi Alexander “Elick” Bloomberg (the son of David Bloomberg and Liza Wolon). Rabbi Elick was born in šiaulėnai, Radviliškis District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania.

Michael’s paternal grandmother was Rose/Rosia Bernstein (the daughter of Gedalia Bernstein and Anna/Annie Levenson). Rose was born in Russia. Gedalia was the son of Zev Bernstein and Rachael. Anna was the daughter of Yosef Eber Levenson.

Michael’s maternal grandfather was Max F. Rubens (the son of Cappelle Rubens and Grace Shapiro). Max was born in Russia, and was president of the American Grocery Company. Cappelle was the son of Moshe David Rubens. Grace was the daughter of Bezalel Shapiro.

Michael’s maternal grandmother was Ethel Cohen (the daughter of Louis Cohen and Ida Damsky). Ethel was born in New York, to parents from Russia. Louis was the son of Jacob Cohen and Sarah.

Sources: Articles about Michael’s Jewish heritage – https://www.jta.org
https://forward.com

Genealogies of Michael Bloomberg – http://www.wargs.com
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Michael’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org