Tory Burch

Birth Name: Tory Robinson

Place of Birth: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 17, 1966

Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Tory Robinson is an American fashion designer, businessperson, and philanthropist.

Tory is the daughter of Reva (Schapira) and Ira Earl “Bud” Robinson. Tory’s brothers are Robert, James, and Leonard. Her father is Catholic. Her mother is Jewish. Tory is married to businessperson Pierre-Yves Roussel. She has three children with her former husband, entrepreneur J. Christopher Burch.

Tory’s paternal grandparents were Henry/Henery/Henley Robinson and Rae/Ray.

Tory’s maternal grandfather was Maurice/Morris Schapira/Shapira (the son of Barnett Shapira and Lina Svan). Maurice was born in New Jersey, to Russian Jewish parents

Tory’s maternal grandmother was Lillian Hertz (the daughter of Martin Hertz and Ray). Lillian was born in New Jersey. Martin was born in Maryland, to German Jewish parents. Ray was born in New York, to Hungarian Jewish parents.

Sources: Obituary of Tory’s father – http://www.legacy.com

Tory’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org

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