Amanda Setton
Setton in 2012, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Amanda Eden Setton
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 16, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – Syrian Jewish, Egyptian Jewish, Algerian Jewish
*mother – Austrian Jewish, Polish Jewish, Russian Jewish
Amanda Setton is an American actress. She is known for her roles on television’s Gossip Girl, One Life to Live, General Hospital, and The Mindy Project.
Amanda is the daughter of Sue and Joseph Setton. She was raised in Great Neck, New York. Amanda is married, and has three children.
Amanda’s paternal grandfather is Murry/Murray Setton (the son of Joseph Setton and Esther Ades). Murry was born in New York, to Syrian Jewish parents. Joseph was the son of Eli Setton and Deborah Cohen. Esther was the daughter of Mordecai Ades and Rena Matalen.
Amanda’s paternal grandmother is Alice Ades (the daughter of Maurice/Morris Adés and Renée Btesh). Alice was born in New York, to Jewish emigrant parents, from Cairo, Egypt. Maurice was the son of Abraham Ades and Bolissa Ades, who were from Aleppo, Syria. Renée was the daughter of Ezra David Btesh, who was from Syria, and of Rebecca Amiel, who was from Egypt. Rebecca’s Amiel line had roots in Algeria.
Amanda’s maternal grandfather was Wallace “Wally” Kupferberg (the son of David Kupferberg and Pauline Bleiberg). Wallace was born in New York, to a Jewish family. David was born in New York, to parents from Austria, Harry Kupferberg and Sadie Dounstock. Pauline was also born in New York, to parents from Austria/Poland, Julius Bleiberg and Rose Stein.
Amanda’s maternal grandmother is Goldie/Godie/Gussie Cohen (the daughter of Isadore Cohen and Mollie Rosenberg). Goldie was born in the U.S., to Russian Jewish parents.
Sources: Marriage record of Amanda’s parents – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Amanda Setton (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Amanda’s paternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) – https://www.shalom2.com
Marriage record of Amanda’s maternal grandparents, Wallace “Wally” Kupferberg and Godie/Goldie Cohen – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Amanda’s maternal great-grandmother, Mollie (Rosenberg) Cohen – https://www.familysearch.org
Amanda’s paternal grandmother is named Alice Ades (the daughter of Maurice/Morris Adés and Renée Btesh). Alice was born in New York. Maurice was born in Egypt, to parents from Syria. Renée was born in Cairo, Egypt, the daughter of Ezra David Btesh, who was from Syria, and of Rebecca Amiel, who was from Egypt.
Amanda’s maternal grandfather was Wallace “Wally” Kupferberg (the son of David Kupferberg and Pauline Bleiberg). Wallace was born in New York. David was born in New York, to parents from Austria, Harry Kupferberg and Sadie Dounstock. Pauline was born in New York, to parents from Austria/Poland, Julius Bleiberg and Rose Stein.
Amanda’s maternal grandmother is named Goldie/Godie/Gussie Cohen (the daughter of Isadore Cohen and Mollie). Goldie was born in the U.S., to parents from Russia.
Her Amiel line had roots in Algeria.
Obituary of Amanda’s maternal great-grandmother, Mollie (Rosenberg) Cohen – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5QF-MXTD
could be Portuguese or Spanish
Sephardi Jews whose ancestors hail from the Middle East and North Africa consider themselves as Mizrahi Jews as well.
Add that ‘Mizrahi Jewish’ tag.
Also, you should update her ‘Ethnicity:’ to ‘Sephardi Jewish (father)’.
Sephardi and Mizrahi are not interchangeable terms. Sephardim spent exile in Spain, North Africa, and the Ottoman Empire (including Syria). Mizrahim spent exile East of the Levant, in places like Yemen, Iraq, Persia, etc. Ashkenazim spent exile in Central and Eastern Europe.
She looks arab
Amanda’s paternal grandfather is Murry/Murray Setton (the son of Joseph Setton and Esther Ades). Murry was born in New York. Joseph was born in Syria, the son of Eli Setton and Deborah Cohen. Esther was born in Syria, the daughter of Mordecai Ades and Rena Matalen.
Amanda’s paternal grandmother is named Alice M.
Obituary of Amanda’s paternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister), Adele (Setton) Hazan – https://www.shalom2.com/in-memorial/2012/shalom/Adele_Hazan/