Ben Bernanke
Birth Name: Ben Shalom Bernanke
Place of Birth: Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 13, 1953
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ben Bernanke is an American economist. He has served as Chair of the Federal Reserve, from February 1, 2006 to January 31, 2014, as well as, as a Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, from July 31, 2002 to June 21, 2005, and again, from February 1, 2006 to January 31, 2014, and as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, from June 21, 2005 to January 31, 2006. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2022.
Ben was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Edna and Philip Bernanke, and grew up in Dillon, South Carolina. He was raised attending the Ohav Shalom synagogue in Dillon. He is married to Anna Friedmann, with whom he has two children.
His paternal grandparents moved to the U.S. on June 30, 1921.
Ben’s paternal grandfather was Jonas Bernanke (the son of Samuel Israel Bernanke and Friede Fromer). Jonas was born in Boryslav, Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine.
Ben’s paternal grandmother was named Pauline Heiden (the daughter of Bernard Heiden).
Ben’s maternal grandfather was named Harold Friedman. Harold was a professional hazzan/service leader, shochet, and teacher of Hebrew.
Source: Genealogy of Ben Bernanke – https://www.geni.com
could bernanke pass in the south of italy?
Nope, he looks too West Asian. He looks more West Asian than average AJ and you will agree with me. In high school pics he looked pseudo South Asian even.
I agree he looks more West Asian than the average AJ. South Asian though? That’s a big region. I knew a Bengali kid in Middle School and he was much darker than Bernanke. I suppose Bernanke could pass as Parsi though.
the less psychotic cousin of Mark Levin lol