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Birth Name: Joel Morris Lefkowitz
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: c. 1940
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Joel Lefkowitz is an American industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY). He has written many best-selling books on the history of psychology.
Joel’s paternal grandfather was Louis L. Lefkowitz (the son of Hyman Lefkowitz and Lena Goldberg). Hyman was born in Poland, the son of Mollie and David Lefkowitz.
Joel’s paternal grandmother was Rebecca Lefkoff (the daughter of Charles C. Letkoff and Ida Kaplan). Charles was born in Belarus, the son of Phillip Leftkoff. Ida was the daughter of Aron Lieb Kaplan.
Joel’s maternal grandfather was Charles Kaufman (the son of Hyman H. Kaufman and Bessie Berchuk). Charles’s parents were born in Ukraine. Hyman was the son of Samuel Simon Kaufman and Gittel Leah Gertrude. Bessie was the daughter of Beryl Berchuk and Vzepa Feldman.
Joel’s maternal grandmother was Mary S. Ashe (the daughter of Abraham Ashe and Bessie Rubenstein).