Emmanuelle Chriqui
Chriqui in 2011, Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui
Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Date of Birth: December 10, 1975
Ethnicity: Moroccan Jewish
Emmanuelle Chriqui is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in both television and cinema. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO’s series Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler’s character in the movie You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.
Emmanuelle was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, the daughter of Jewish emigrants from Morocco. Her mother was born in Casablanca and her father in Rabat, and Chriqui has relatives in Israel. Her family practiced Orthodox Judaism in the Sephardic tradition.
Her ancestors also include Italian Jews, Spanish Jews, and Portuguese Jews.
Emmanuelle’s maternal grandfather was named Jacob Benisty. Jacob was born in Ben Ahmed, Settat.
Emmanuelle’s maternal grandmother was Esther Elkaim (the daughter of Aaron Elkaim and Hnina Ruimy). Esther was born in Casablanca. Aaron was the son of Mimoun Elkaim and Estreilla Ruimy. Hnina was the daughter of Abrahm Ruimy and Aicha.
Sources: https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com
Genealogy of Emmanuelle Chriqui (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Sephardi Jews whose ancestors hail from the Middle East and North Africa consider themselves as Mizrahi Jews as well.
Add that ‘Mizrahi Jewish’ tag.
I thought Sephardic Jews ancestors were expelled from the Iberian Penisula which includes Spain and Portugal and not Italy. Perhaps you should remove Italian Jewish.
In fact many ended in Italy after being kicked out from Spain.
She is mizrahi….
Yuval dayan israeli singer she is morrocan jewish and she considered herself mizrahi than sephardi.
True, many expelled Jews from the Iberian Peninsula either went to Northern Africa (Maghreb) or other areas of Southern Europe like Italy, Greece, or Yugoslavia. It doesn’t make sense to call her Italian Jewish unless Jews were expelled from Italy and migrated to Maghreb and I don’t think that happened. Portugal also expelled their Jews. Many of them went to the Netherlands or they were banished on the Portuguese colony island of what is now São Tomé and Príncipe.
Some of her ancestors in her Geni genealogy were Italian Jews.
Excuse me, which families?
Indeed, looks 100% Middle Eastern.
Well, Morocco is in North Africa and her ancestors originate from the Iberian Peninsula.