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Ward – Rosario Dawson and Studio 189’s Spring 2016 Ready to Wear Presentation – East Side Girl’s Club – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: PR Photos / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Zsuzsanna Eva Ward
Place of Birth: Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 2, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – English, possibly other * maternal grandfather – Hungarian * maternal grandmother – Ashkenazi Jewish
ZZ Ward is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
She is the daughter of Zsuzsi and Chuck Ward. Her mother was born in Hungary. ZZ was raised in Roseburg, Oregon. After discovering her Jewish ancestry, ZZ began practicing Judaism.
ZZ’s maternal grandfather likely was a Catholic Hungarian.
ZZ’s maternal grandmother was named Zsuzsanna Friedman (the daughter of parents surnamed Friedman and Weiss). Zsuzsanna was born in Hungary, to a Jewish family, and converted to Catholicism.
Source: Information about ZZ’s Jewish heritage – http://www.timesofisrael.com