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Benyaer – Pre-Grammy Party for 2014 Grammy Nominee Trevor Guthrie – Arrivals – Acabar – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: May 25, 1970
Ethnicity: * father – Sephardi Jewish * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Michael Benyaer is a Canadian-American actor.
His father was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, and had Sephardi roots. His mother was born in Connecticut, U.S., and has Hungarian Jewish roots.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was named Frank Klein. Frank was from Hungary.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Lang (the daughter of Samuel Lang and Sarah Weiss). Dorothy was born in New York, to parents from Hungary.
Sources: Obituary of Michael’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Michael’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Michael’s maternal great-aunt – http://www.findagrave.com
Michael’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Lang, on the 1920 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Michael’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy (Lang) Klein – http://www.familysearch.org