Alex Clare
Alex Clare – Alex Clare in Concert at Radio 104.5 FM WRFF’s iHeartRadio Performance Theatre in Bala Cynwyd – December 04, 2012 – Radio 104.5 FM WRFF’s iHeartRadio Performance Theatre – Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA – Keywords: Headshot, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Music, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Vocals, Guitar Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Paul Froggatt / PR Photos
Birth Name: Alexander George Claire
Place of Birth: Southwark, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 14 September, 1985
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Alex Clare is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.
Raised by secular parents, he is now an Orthodox Jew (a baalei teshuva, a secular Jew who embraced Orthodoxy).
One of Alex’s grandmothers is named Sylvia.
Sources: https://jewinthecity.com
https://www.miaminewtimes.com
http://www.papermag.com
His mother’s surname is also Claire.
Birth record of Alex Clare – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4D-YDRX
I saw that too, but didn’t add it because he was likely born with his mother’s surname, and we don’t know who his parents are (yet).
I think it’s possible these are Claire’s maternal grandparents, but I’m not so sure.
https://www.geni.com/people/Alec-Clare/6000000007232269766?through=6000000007232464332
His father’s last name is Skinner, and Alex and his siblings all have birth records under both names.
I doubt he was born Jewish. In that link it says: “Clare grew up in London with almost no Jewish connection, celebrating minimally until his teens.”
For some reason I thought neiltennant made this comment, but now I noticed it was madman. Good thing you quoted “celebrating minimally” – did you happen to also grow up minimally celebrating Jewish holidays? Is this common?
He’s from London, not from the north of England.
“I’m Jewish, and I loved the idea of the Jewish Sabbath, that was always something I really enjoyed and loved. And one week I just really needed to get out of the mentality and the group I was in… so I went to a very Orthodox family in the East part of London, and I ended up staying for a long time with this family, and it really changed my life.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSB_rUuJBtE