Eric Bloom
Bloom in 2011, photo by prphotos.com
Birth Name: Eric Jay Bloom
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 1, 1944
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Eric Bloom is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer and stun guitarist of rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
Eric is the son of Carrie and Benjamin Nathan Bloom. His grandparents were all Jewish immigrants. He was raised in Queens.
Eric’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Blum/Bloom (the son of Shalom David May Blum and Florence Fayga Goldberg). Joseph was born in the Russian Empire, to a family from Lithuania.
Eric’s paternal grandmother was Emma Freida Dubowsky (the daughter of Aaron Wolf Dubowsky and Rachel/Rachael/Rocha Szmous Levin). Emma was born in Suwałki, Poland. Aaron was the son of Jankiel Jacob Dubowsky.
Eric’s maternal grandfather was Jacob Spector (the son of Samuel Louis Spector and Rose Wohl). Jacob was born in Russia.
Eric’s maternal grandmother was named Becky Slautzki. Becky was born in Russia.
Sources: Genealogy of Eric Bloom (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Eric’s paternal grandmother, Emma Freida Dubowsky (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Eric’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Additional Information…
Paternal grandfather: Joseph Blum Bloom (1868-1931), was the son of Shalom David May Blum and Florence Fayga Goldberg. Both of Joseph’s parents were Lithuanian Jewish.
Paternal grandmother: Emma Freida Dubowsky (1873-1940), was the daughter of Aaron Wolf Dubowsky and Rachel Rocha Szmous Levin. Both of Emma’s parents were Polish Jewish.
Maternal grandfather: Jacob Spector (1874-1968) (Russia), was the son of Samuel Louis Spector and Rose Wohl Wohf. Jacob’s parents were both Russian Jews who died in Philadelphia.
Maternal grandmother: Becky Slautzki (Russia) (1876)
Paternal grandparents obituaries
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80993384/joseph-bloom?_gl=1*z7n6jm*_ga*MTAyNzY3MDIxLjE2NTg5ODg4Mzg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3NjI3MDAwMS4yODcuMS4xNjc2MjcwODIxLjQ4LjAuMA..*_ga_B2YGR3SSMB*NmY3OTY3NmEtOGMxYy00NjcyLWJkODgtMjAxNDc3Mzg0YzI2LjI2OC4xLjE2NzYyNzA4MjEuNDguMC4w
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209490685/emma-j.-bloom?_gl=1*e46i4d*_ga*MTAyNzY3MDIxLjE2NTg5ODg4Mzg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY3NjI3MDAwMS4yODcuMS4xNjc2MjcwODgwLjUwLjAuMA..*_ga_B2YGR3SSMB*NmY3OTY3NmEtOGMxYy00NjcyLWJkODgtMjAxNDc3Mzg0YzI2LjI2OC4xLjE2NzYyNzA4ODAuNTkuMC4w