Alana Haim
Alana Haim (left) with sisters Danielle (center) and Este (right) in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Alana Mychal Haim
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 15, 1991
Ethnicity: Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish
Alana Haim is an American musician and actress. She is a member of pop rock band HAIM, where she plays guitars and keyboards. Other members of the band are her sisters Este Haim, on bass, and Danielle Haim, on guitars and singing lead vocals, as well as Dash Hutton, who is the drummer. HAIM’s style of music has been described as old rock mixed with ’90s R&B. She starred in the film Licorice Pizza.
Her father, Mordechai “Moti” Haim, is an Israeli Jew, who was a professional footballer, and is of Bulgarian Jewish descent. Her mother, Donna, is an American Jew.
Alana’s maternal grandfather was named Joseph Rose (the son of Benjamin Rose and Blanche). Joseph was born in Pennsylvania, to a Polish-born father and to a mother who was born in Pennsylvania, to Russian-born parents. Benjamin was the son of Dora.
Sources: http://www.thejc.com
https://www.wmagazine.com
Alana’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Rose, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Alana’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Rose – http://jewishjournal.com
Alana’s maternal great-grandparents, Benjamin Rose and Blanche, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bulgarian Jews are Sephardi Jews. See the profile of Canadian actress Mia Kirschner on your website; ETHNIC says, and i’m quoting ” Bulgarian Jews are considered Sephardi. ”
Add that tag here as well.