Notable Descendants - Jewish Lublin and Volhynia Families
Notable Descendants, Lublin District:
Julius Adler, actor
Bilgoraj
Yosef Almogi, former member of Israeli parliament
Gochman/Krelenbojm (Karlenboim) family from Hrubieszow
Shmuel Atzmon-Wircer, actor
Bilgoraj
Shmuel Ben-Artzi, poet
Bilgoraj
Pynchas Brener, chief Rabbi of Venezuela
born in Tyszowce
Melvin Dresher, American mathematician
Dreszer/Messyngier family of Krasnystaw
Jesse Eisenberg, American actor
great-aunt Doris was from Krasnystaw
Chaim Goldberg, sculptor
born in Kazimierz Dolny
Zachary Gordon, American actor
Szczebrzeszyn
Ari Graynor (Ariel Geltman), American actress
Lublin
Heddy Honigmann, film director
Her mother, Sonia, was from Grabowiec
Harvey Keitel, American comedian
Descendant of the Kajtel family from Lublin district
David Kimche, former director of Israeli Mossad
Mom was Sara Palast from Hrubieszow
Carole King, American singer
paternal grandparents were David Glajman and Esther Malka "Molly" Topf from Zamosc.
Morton Klein, Zionist Organization of America President
Mom from the Griner family of Tomaszow Lubelski
Leon Pinsker, Zionist pioneer
Tomaszow Lubelski
Ya'akov Riftin, Israeli politician
Pulawy
Moshe Wertman, Israeli politician
born in Tomaszow Lubelski
Max Leon, American broadcaster
Descendant of the Len family of Swierze
David Mamet, American playwright
Descendant of the Mamet/Palast/Wajser family of Hrubieszow
Sara Netanyahu, first lady of Israel
paternal grandfather was Moshe Han/Hon/Gun (the son of Zeev Hon and Chana Bajla) from Tarnogrod
Henry Orenstein, poker player and entrepreneur
Descendant of the Orensztajn family of Leczna and Hrubieszow
Milton Rokeach, social psychologist
Descendant of the Rokeach family of Hrubieszow
Paul Rudd, American actor
maternal grandmother was Minnie Gayer, daughter of Isaac Gajer (born 1893) from Wlodawa
Szymon Szurmiej, former actor
Descendant of the Biterman family of Krylow
Sholem Shtern, poet
born in Tyszowce
Ben Stiller
great-grandson of Josef Icek and Dwojra Cytrynbaum from Frampol
Shmuel Tepler, painter
born in Hrubieszow
Avoth Yeshurun (Yehiel Perlmutter), poet/writer
Grosman/Perlmutter family of Krasnystaw
Zeev Ben-Zvi, sculptor
born in Ryki
Notable Descendants, Wolyn (Volyn/Volhynia) District:
Juliusz Bardach, legal historian
From Ludmir/Vladimir Volynsky; parents were Mark and Ottylia Bardach
David Duchovny, actor
Grandfather Moshe Ducovny came from Berdychiv, Volhynia
Aharon Efrat, Israeli politician
born in Lutsk
Jonathan Safran Foer, author
Descendant of the Weinberg family of Kolki/Kolky, Ukraine near Lutsk
Melissa Joan Hart, actress
Ancestor was Braina Segal (Bessie Zigal), who married Hyman Lederwager, from Radyvyliv near Rivne
Pinkus Kartin, anti-Nazi resister
born in Lutsk
Sophie Loeb, American social-welfare advocate
born in Rivne
Abraham Ludvipol, Zionist activist
born in Novograd-Volynsk
Salomon Mandelkern, poet
born in Mlyniv near Rivne
Leonard Nimoy, award-winning actor
Parents from Izyaslav, Ukraine
Families: Nimoy, Katz, Drutin, Mazur, Belin
Jeremy Piven, actor
His grandpa, Samuel Piven, was born in Wolyn in 1895. It is unclear which location.
Ally Raisman, Olympic medalist in gymnastics
Ancestor was Samuel Raisman from Rivne, Ukraine
Shmuel Shoresh, Israeli politician
born in Rivne
Shalom Tabachnik (aka Shlomo Ben-Yosef), Irgun member
son of Rachel and Yaakov Yosef Tabacknik of Lutsk
Mel Tormè, singer
His father, David Torma, was from Kamin-Kashyrskyi
Hannah Rachel Verbermacher, rabbi
born in Ludmir/Vladimir Volynsky
Michael Waszynski, film director
Brenda Weisberg, screenwriter
Moishe Zilberfarb, Ukranian politician
born in Rivne/Rowno