Isabelle Fuhrman
Fuhrman in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: February 25, 1997
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Isabelle Fuhrman is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films Orphan and The Hunger Games, among others. Her father, Nick Fuhrman, is a former political candidate; he is American-born, of Russian Jewish descent. Her mother, Elina Fuhrman, is a journalist and author; she is a Soviet-born immigrant, of Russian Jewish background, from Moldova.
Isabelle’s paternal grandfather was Charles Andrew “Bud” Fuhrman (the son of Harry H. Fuhrman and Gertrude G. Wynn). Charles was born in Wisconsin. Harry was born in Wisconsin, to Russian Jewish emigrant parents, Avraham/Andrew Fuhrman, with roots in Odessa, and Pearl Goldenberg. Gertrude was born in either Wisconsin or Illinois, also to Russian Jewish immigrant parents.
Isabelle’s paternal grandmother was Rosann Lois Aronoff (the daughter of Joseph Aronoff and Lillian Golden). Rosann was born in Ohio. Joseph was born in Poltava, Russia, to a Jewish family, and was the son of Aaron Aronoff/Aronov and Rose Galinko/Golinko. Lillian was a Russian Jewish immigrant.
Isabelle’s maternal grandmother is named Rita Lerner (the daughter Frieda/Freida). Rita is Jewish. The name of Isabelle’s maternal grandfather is not mentioned in online sources, but he was likely surnamed Kozmits, and was likely Jewish as well.
Sources: Wedding announcement of Isabelle’s paternal grandparents, Charles Andrew Fuhrman and Rosann Lois Aronoff – http://news.google.com
Isabelle’s paternal great-grandparents, Harry H. Fuhrman and Gertrude G. Wynn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Isabelle’s paternal grandmother, Rosann Lois Aronoff (focusing on her own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Information on Isabelle’s maternal grandmother – http://www.highbeam.com
I think she has German Jewish background, because the surname fuhrman s German and her grandmas name gertrude is a typical German name.
Both Harry and Gertrude were the children of Russian Jews, not German Jews.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X996-MR5
German (or even German Jewish) last names don’t end in “man” unless they’ve been shortened from “mann”. And there’s a decent amount of Eastern European Jews with the surname “Fuhrman”.
That’s because she’s Ashkenazi Jewish (aka her Jewish ancestors were actually living in Germanic-speaking lands).
Wikipedia also says that her mother was born in Soviet Moldova, so she’s Moldovan-Jewish as well, apparently.
Either way, edit her ‘Ethnicity: Russian-Jewish’ to ‘Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish’.
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