Michael Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum in 2010, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Michael Owen Rosenbaum
Place of Birth: Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 11, 1972
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Michael Rosenbaum is an American actor, producer, singer and comedian. He is known for playing Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville, and for his role in the film Urban Legend (1998). He is the lead singer of band Sun Spin.
His parents are both Jewish.
His mother Julie is a writer, who wrote the book “Journey of a Lifetime.” His uncle is pet behaviorist Warren Eckstein.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was Irving H. Rosenbaum (the son of Joseph Rosenbaum and Helen Steiner). Irving was born in New York, to a Jewish family. Joseph was born in Hungary, the son of Irving Rosenbaum and Rose Weiz. Helen was born in New York, the daughter of parents from Hungary, Joseff Steiner and Ester Lerbrey.
Michael’s paternal grandmother is Blanche Ehrlich/Peskin (the daughter of Aaron Ehrlich and Helen Rose Edelstein). Blanche was born in New York. Aaron was the son of Austrian Jewish parents, William Ehrlich and Rose Rinaldo/Renaldo. Helen was the daughter of Albert Edelstein and Olga Rosenbaum, who were also Jewish.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Charles David Eckstein (the son of Izak/Louis/Lewis Eckstein and Mindel/Minnie Toraschreiber/Schreiber). Charles was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish/Ukrainian Jewish parents. Izak was born in Husiatyn, the son of Wolf Eskstein and Leah Reichman. Minnie was born in Sambur, the daughter of Marcus Schreiber and Rifka Mintz.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Fannie Ruth Weiss (the daughter of Louis/Lewis Weiss and Molly or Esther Marcus). Ruth was born in New York. Louis was an Austrian Jew. Esther was a Romanian Jew.
Sources: Michael’s maternal grandfather, Charles David Eckstein, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Michael’s maternal great-grandparents, Izak/Louis/Lewis Eckstein and Mindel/Minnie Toraschreiber/Schreiber – https://www.familysearch.org
I’m not lying by the way. Modeling AJs on Vahaduo Global 25:
Target: Ashkenazi:Ashkenazi_Jew_Latvia
Sources: 3 | Cycles: 1 | Time: 0.004 s
Distance: 1.5328% / 0.01532759
85.6 Levantine_Sephardic:Sephardic_Jew_Turkey
13.4 East_Central_Europe:Polish_Mazovia_simulated
1.0 Aegan_Islanders:Greek_Cyclades_Santorini
Another model:
Target: Ashkenazi:Ashkenazi_Jew_Russia
Sources: 65 | Cycles: 17 | Time: 0.029 s
Distance: 1.6581% / 0.01658134
50.0 Syro-Lebanese:Lebanese_Christian
25.2 North_&_Central_Italy:Italian_Tuscany_(Tuscan)
18.4 East_Central_Europe:Polish_Mazovia_simulated
6.4 Germanic_europe:Austrian_Burgenland_simulated
Hi l!ttletimmy, do you know Greg Kurstin? He is an A-list music producer. I know him because of Liam Gallagher (he is partly responsable of his artistic renaissance). He definitely has a Jewish look.
I agree, Kurstin does look Jewish. Though most are dark haired rather than blonde, blonde hair is not uncommon among Ashkenazim.
@andrew,
A lot of Hollywood Jews have Germanic phenotypes, Solowitz included. I would argue they are overrepresented, and often mixed with something else (e.g. Scarlett Johansson who’s half Danish). Solowitz looks like the Tronder facemorph on Human Phenotypes.
Always thought he looked Finnish or Scandinavian. Does not look typical for his ethnicity.
Ashkenazi Jews can have a variety of looks, actually. Is the mizhari and sephardic jews that have a more distinctive middle eastern look.
@Jonas, you explained it perfectly. Sephardic Jews probably look closer to the ancient Israelites than Ashkenazim do. Though out of all the Jewish groups, Romaniote and Syrian Jews likely resemble them most closely.
Ashkenazi Jews have diverse origins, particularly on their maternal line. They have Northern European DNA, most of which is Slavic, but also Germanic, and in addition to that East Asian. The other diaspora Jewish groups don’t have that genetic ancestry. Otherwise, Ashkenazim are about 85% genetically similar to Sephardic Jews, especially Eastern ones from the Balkans and Turkey.
@l!ttletimmy
Have you seen Alex Solowitz?
Googled him. He arguably has a Germanic phenotype.
Just for saying, though a stereotypical Jewish look may exist, there is no such thing as “he/she looks Jewish’.
Does Diego Schwartzmann looks Jewish?
Tennis player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is likely part Jewish on father’s side.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was Irving H. Rosenbaum (the son of Joseph Rosenbaum and Helen Steiner). Irving was born in New York. Joseph was born in Hungary, to Irving Rosenbaum and Rose Weiz. Helen was born in New York, the daughter of Hungarian Jewish parents, Joseff Steiner and Ester Lerbrey.
Michael’s paternal grandmother is Blanche Ehrlich/Peskin (the daughter of Aaron Ehrlich and Helen Rose Edelstein). Blanche was born in New York. Aaron was the son of Austrian Jewish parents, William Ehrlich and Rose Rinaldo/Renaldo. Helen was the daughter of Albert Edelstein and Olga Rosenbaum.