Claire Bloom

Birth Name: Patricia Claire Blume

Place of Birth: Hendon, Middlesex, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: February 15, 1931

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Claire Bloom is a British actress.

Her parents were both Jewish. Her father, Edward Max Blume (originally “Blumenthal”), was from a Russian Jewish family. Her mother, Elizabeth (Grew), was from a Jewish family from Russia and Latvia. Her aunt, Mary Grew, was an actress on the West End. Claire has a daughter, opera singer Anna Steiger, with her former husband, late actor Rod Steiger.

Claire’s paternal grandfather was named Hyman Blumenthal. Hyman was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Claire’s paternal grandmother was named Caroline. Caroline was a Jewish emigrant, from either Russia or Latvia.

Claire’s maternal grandfather was Henry Grew (originally Henry Gravitzky, the son of Schlomo David Gravitzky and Sophia). Henry was a Jewish emigrant from Russia. Schlomo was the son of Aron Gravitzky and Reizlya.

Claire’s maternal grandmother was named Pauline/Paulina/Paula Beckermann. Pauline was a Jewish emigrant from Riga, Latvia. Her father was a rabbi in Frankfurt.

Sources: Family history of Claire Bloom – http://jwa.org

Genealogy of Claire Bloom (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

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