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Kogan – “Star Trek” DVD Los Angeles Release Party – Arrivals – Griffith Observatory – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2009 – Keywords: DVD and Blu-ray release party of Star Trek at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles – 0 – – Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jacob Pavlovich Kogan
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 28, 1995
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, as well as possibly one eighth ethnic Russian
Jacob Kogan is an American actor. His roles include the films Joshua (2007), Wherever You Are , and, as Young Spock, Star Trek (2009); and the series Wonder Showzen , Delocated , and The Tomorrow People .
He is the son of Deborah Copaken Kogan, an author and photojournalist, and Paul Kogan, who was a child actor. His mother, who is American, is Ashkenazi Jewish; from a family from Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Lithuania, and Austria. His father is a Russian immigrant of either mostly or entirely Jewish background.
Jacob’s paternal grandfather was named Pavel Sokolov. Pavel’s mother was Jewish; it is not clear if Pavel’s father was of ethnically Russian descent, or possibly Jewish.
Jacob’s paternal grandmother was named Rachel Kogan. Rachel was Russian Jewish.
Jacob’s maternal grandfather was Richard Daniel Copaken (the son of Albert Copaken and Sylvia Wienshienk). Richard was born in Missouri, and was a White House Fellow, and lawyer. Albert was born in Guberniya, Ukraine, the son of Morris Copaken/Kopeykin and Sarah Gettel Keirman/Cherman. Sylvia was born in Missouri, the daughter of Charles Wienshienk, who was born in Kotezan, Romania, and of Rebecca Schultz/Shieltz, who was born in Vilna, Lithuania.
Jacob’s maternal grandmother is Marjorie Ann Schwartz (the daughter of David Schwartz and Kate Livenstein Zera). David was born in Austria.
Source: Genealogy of Jacob Kogan – http://www.geni.com