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Schnapp in 2017, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Noah Cameron Schnapp
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 3, 2004
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish
Noah Schnapp is an American actor. He is known for starring as Will Byers on the show Stranger Things . His roles also include the films The Peanuts Movie , as the voice of Charlie Brown; The Legend of Hallowaiian , Waiting for Anya , Abe , Hubie Halloween , and The Tutor ; the series Liza on Demand ; and the music videos for “LA Devotee” and “In My Feelings.”
He grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He was raised in Reform Judaism. His parents, Karine and Mitchell Schnapp, are from Montréal, Québec, Canada. His father is Ashkenazi, with Russian Jewish ancestry, and his mother is Sephardi, of Moroccan Jewish descent, with roots in Rabat.
Noah was Bar Mitzvah in Israel.
Noah’s paternal grandfather is David Schnapp (the son of Moe Schnapp and Bertha Rothberg). Moe was the son of Joseph Schnapp, who was born in Austria, and of Mina Mendels, who was born in Russia. Bertha was born in Ottawa, the daughter of Levi/Louis Rothberg and Ida Schlak.
Noah’s paternal grandmother is Donna Wexler (the daughter of Jack Wexler and Belle/Bella Brisk).
Noah’s maternal grandfather was named Maurice Perez (the son of Avraham Perez and Iza).
Noah’s maternal grandmother is named Lorraine.
Sources: https://www.timesofisrael.com
Interview with Noah Schnapp – https://jewishjournal.com
Genealogy of Noah Schnapp (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Noah’s paternal great-grandmother, Bertha (Rothberg) Winikoff-Schnapp – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Noah’s paternal great-grandmother, Belle (Brisk) Wexler – http://www.legacy.com