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LOS ANGELES – APRIL 24: Reitman at the Brandon Davis and Replay celebrate store opening and the launch of The Brandon Davis Jean at Falcon on April 24, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA. s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Joseph David Reitman
Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 25, 1968
Ethnicity: *87.5% Ashkenazi Jewish *12.5% Irish
Joseph D. Reitman is an American actor, producer, director, and writer.
Joseph and his former wife, actress Shannon Elizabeth , co-founded Animal Avengers, a nonprofit organization for animal rights.
Joseph’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Reitman (the son of David Reitman and Bessie Schlager/Shlager). Joseph was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents. David was the son of Joseph Reitman and Jenny.
Joseph’s paternal grandmother was Ruth Lillian Cahill (the daughter of Thomas Joseph Cahill and Rose Lillian “Rosie” Birds/Brids). Ruth was born in Massachusetts. Thomas was born in Massachusetts, the son of Richard J. Cahill, who was from Ireland, and of Mary Shea/Shane, who was born in Canada, to Irish parents. Rose was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Solomon “Sol” Brids and Mary Dattelbaum, who were Jewish emigrants, from Russia and Galicia, Austria, respectively.
Joseph’s maternal grandfather was Samuel Sack (the son of Solomon Sack and Bessie Stone). Samuel was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents.
Joseph’s maternal grandmother was Bertha Lillian Gersin/Gernsinovitch (the daughter of Barnett Gernsinovitch and Annette Gordon). Bertha was born in Massachusetts, to Jewish parents from Lithuania/Russia.
Sources: Genealogy of Joseph D. Reitman (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Joseph’s paternal grandparents, Joseph Reitman and Ruth Lillian Cahill, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://familysearch.org
Obituary of Joseph’s mother – http://legacy.com