Lesley Stahl

Stahl in 2006, photo by s_bukley/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Lesley Rene Stahl

Place of Birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 16, 1941

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Lesley Stahl is an American television journalist.

She is the daughter of Dorothy and Louis Stahl. Her paternal grandparents were Polish Jews who moved to Boston in 1913. Her maternal grandparents were Russian Jews who moved to Boston in 1911. She was raised in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Lesley is married to journalist and writer Aaron Latham, with whom she has a daughter.

Lesley’s paternal grandfather was named Harry Stahl.

Lesley’s paternal grandmother was named Esther.

Lesley’s maternal grandfather was named Jacob Tishler.

Lesley’s maternal grandmother was named Tillie.

Sources: http://www.hadassahmagazine.org

Genealogy of Lesley’s mother – https://www.geni.com

Lesley’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org