Cassandra Clare

Birth Name: Judith A. Rumelt

Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran

Date of Birth: July 27, 1973

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Cassandra Clare is an Iranian-born American writer.

Cassandra is the daughter of Elizabeth J. (Rosenberg) and Richard Post Rumelt. Cassandra’s parents are American and Jewish. Cassandra is married to Joshua Lewis.

Cassandra’s maternal grandfather was film producer Max J. Rosenberg (the son of Leon Rosenberg and Fanny). Max was born in New York, to parents from Latvia/Russia.

Cassandra’s maternal grandmother was named Isabel Weinstein.

Sources: Cassandra’s maternal grandfather, Max J. Rosenberg, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Cassandra’s maternal grandfather, Isabel (Weinstein) Rosenberg – http://www.legacy.com

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