Jon Abrahams

LOS ANGELES – FEB 24: Jon Abrahams at the “Non-Stop” Premiere at Village Theater on February 24, 2014 in Westwood, CA, photo by kathclick/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Jon Avery Abrahams

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 29, 1977

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Jon Abrahams is an American actor. His roles include Scary Movie, They (2002), House of Wax (2005), My Boss’s Daughter, Prime, Outside Providence, and Boiler Room.

His father is artist Martin Abrahams. He is a great-nephew of actor Mack Gray and stuntperson and fight co-ordinator Joe Gray.

Jon’s paternal grandfather was Joseph “Joe” Abrahams (likely the son of Louis I. Abrahams and Millie/Minnie Blaivas). Joseph was born in New York. Louis was born in either New York or Pennsylvania, to Austrian Jewish parents, Lazarus Abrahams, and a woman surnamed Finkelstein. Millie was born in either Russia or England, to Jewish parents from Germany and Russia, Jacob Blaivas and Tauba Keningstein.

Jon’s paternal grandmother was Adele/Adell Greenberg (the daughter of Jacob “Jake” Greenberg and Anna/Clara Zuckerberg/Suckerback). Adele was born in New York, to Jewish emigrants. Jacob was born in England, to parents from Russia. Anna was born in Austria.

Jon’s maternal grandfather was Joseph George/Kahn Shulof (the son of Herman H./N. Shulof and Jennie Kahn/Kalin). Joseph was born in New York, to a Jewish family. Herman was born in Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, the son of Gordon Shulof and Fannie Groldel/Groeldel. Jennie was the daughter of Joseph Kahn, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, and of Sarah/Sara Mooney, who was born in Indiana, also to German-born parents, from Bavaria.

Jon’s maternal grandmother was Elna Blanche Kahn (the daughter of Harry Kahn and Emma Yankauer/Yankaner/Yonkauer). Elna was born in New York. Harry was the son of German Jewish parents, Moses Kahn and Sabine/Sabina Blumenthal. Emma was the daughter of Siegmund/Sigmund Yonkauer/Yankauer and Fredeorika/Fredericka Lanterbash/Lauterbach, who were also German Jews, from Altenkunstadt, Oberfranken.

Sources: Jon’s paternal grandfather, Joseph “Joe” Abrahams, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Jon’s paternal grandmother, Adele/Adell (Greenberg) Abrahams – https://www.nytimes.com

Genealogies of Jon’s maternal grandparents, Joseph George/Kahn Shulof and Elna Blanche Kahn – https://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Jon’s maternal grandparents, Joseph George/Kahn Shulof and Elna Blanche Kahn – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org

Jon’s maternal grandfather, Joseph George/Kahn Shulof, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Jon’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph Kahn and Sarah/Sara Mooney, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Jon’s mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Jon’s maternal grandmother, Elna Blanche Kahn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Jon’s maternal grandmother, Elna Blanche (Kahn) Shulof – https://www.nytimes.com

Marriage record of Jon’s maternal great-grandparents, Moses Kahn and Sabine/Sabina Blumenthal – https://www.familysearch.org