Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Strauss-Kahn in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine, France

Date of Birth: 25 April, 1949

Ethnicity:
*75% Jewish [Ashkenazi, Sephardi]
*25% mix of Alsatian French and German

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a French economist, lawyer, and politician. He is a member of the French Socialist Party (PS). He was Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, from 16 May, 1991 to 29 March, 1993, Mayor of Sarcelles, from 23 June, 1995 to 3 June, 1997, and Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industry, from 4 June, 1997 to 2 November, 1999, in the French government; and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, from 1 November, 2007 to 18 May, 2011.

Dominique is the son of Jacqueline and Gilbert René Victor Strauss, a lawyer. His family moved to Morocco in 1951, and then to Monaco in 1960, before returning to Paris. He is married to digital communications expert Myriam L’Aouffir. He has three with his former wife Hélène Dumas; a daughter with his former wife, public relations executive Brigitte Guillemette; and a son with an American partner.

Dominique’s paternal grandfather was from an Alsatian Jewish family. Dominique’s paternal grandmother was an Alsatian French Catholic, who also had German ancestry. Dominique’s mother is from a Jewish family from Tunisia and Ukraine.

Dominique’s paternal grandfather was Gaston Reinhardt Strauss (the son of Gilbert Strauss and Gertrude Bloch). Gaston was born in Bischwiller, Alsace, France. Gilbert was born in Haguenau, Alsace, the son of Isaac Strauss and Henriette Lévy. Gertrude was the daughter of Benjamin Bloch and Caroline Weill.

Dominique’s paternal grandmother was Yvonne Victorine Stengel (the daughter of Victor Joseph Jean Rémi Stengel and Elisabeth/Elise Victorine Bricot). Yvonne was born in Lunéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France. Victor was born in Bischwiller, the son of Pierre Victor Stengel and Jeanne Marie Alexandrine Culte. Elisabeth was born in Lunéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the daughter of Leon Bricot and Adeline Viry.

Dominique’s maternal grandfather was Simeon/Shemaoun Andre Fellous/Fellus (the son of Haim Fellous and Sultana Taita Hadjaj/Hagege). Haim was the son of Abraham Fellous and Manana/Menana Fellous, who were from Tunis, Tunisia. Taita was the daughter of Isaac Hagege.

Dominique’s maternal grandmother was Blanche Rosalie Breitman (the daughter of Grégor/Grégoire Georges Breitman/Berkoff and Tatiana Berkhoff/Berkoff). Blanche was born in Thury, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. She was of Ukrainian Jewish descent. Grégor was born in Ananiev, the son of Iskov Isaac Borouchovitch Breitmann and Beine Chalita. Tatiana was born in Kharhiv, the daughter of Gregor Berkoff. Through Blanche, Dominique is a second cousin of French actress and director Zabou Breitman.

Sources: Genealogies of Dominique Strauss-Kahn – http://www.geni.com
http://gw.geneanet.org

Genealogy of Dominique’s maternal grandmother, Blanche Rosalie Breitman (through Blanche’s brother, Lucien Breitman) – https://gw.geneanet.org