Alona Tal
Tal in 2007, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Herzliya, Israel
Date of Birth: October 20, 1983
Ethnicity: Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish
Alona Tal is an Israeli actress and singer.
Her father is of Turkish Jewish descent. She has said that her mother’s family, which is also Jewish, is from Poland.
Alona is married to American actor Marcos Ferraez, with whom she has two children.
Alona’s paternal grandfather was Albert Mizrachi/Tal (the son of Haim Vitaly Machoro and Rachel Mizrachi). Albert was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Rachel was the daughter of Nissim Mizrachi and Flor.
Alona’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of a father surnamed Barouch and of Bouca Bassan. Bouca was the daughter of Moshe Bassan and Lea Lizza.
Source: Genealogy of Alona Tal (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Either way, Sephardi Jews who live in Middle-Eastern Muslim countries (such as Turkey) are considered Mizrahi Jewish as well. Add that tag
Turkish Jews aren’t Mizrahi. What are you talking about.
Turkish Jews are literally by definiton Mizrahi Jewish = Jews who live in a Middle Eastern Muslim country for several generations.
Also, keep in mind that Alona Tal’s original surname is Mizrachi, from her father’s Turkish-Jewish side (read that summary about her up her on EthniCelebs).
Both Mizrachi and Askenazi/Eskenazi are common Sephardi last names, it doesn’t mean anything. And for all we know, her grandfather might have been born in the European part of Istanbul, so he might not have even been from Asia. Also, there are Ashkenazis who have lived in the Middle East for already a century. Are they Mizrachi too?
People with either the surname Mizrachi or Ashkenazi, are both of Mizrahi Jewish descent. Period.
See this very article on EthniCelebs. Alona Tal’s father original surname was Mizrachi and he’s of Turkish-Jewish (=Mizrahi Jewish=Sephardi Jewish) descent.
You could also read the EthniCelebs article about Lior Ashkenazi who’s also of Turkish-Jewish (=Mizrahi Jewish=Sephardi Jewish) descent.
>http://ethnicelebs.com/lior-ashkenazi
They should add the tag Mizrahi Jewish to both of them.
her paternal grandmother is definitely an Italian Jew, look at those surnames (rather typical for Italian Jews).
Eitherway, her paternal grandfather with his surname Mizrachi is by far the most distinctive seal of approval that Turkish-Jews are in fact both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish.
Add that Mizrahi Jewish tag, andrew.
I kinda agree with you.
In Italy we say: nomen omen. From Latin “nomen est omen” (Name is a sign).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism
Where did you get that her mother is of Polish Jewish descent?
Her mother’s maiden name is Sabat which could be Sephardic Jewish as well.
Her father is Turkish-Jewish (http://alona-tal.com/about-alona/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alona_Tal)