Jael Strauss

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Birth Name: Jael Francine Strauss

Date of Birth: July 3, 1984

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Death: December 4, 2018

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish
*mother – African-American

Jael Strauss was an American model. She appeared on America’s Next Top Model in 2003.

Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish/Sephardi Jewish and her mother is African-American. A picture of her parents can be seen here. A picture of her mother can be seen here.

Jael’s paternal grandfather was Samuel Strauss (the son of Ferdinand “Fred” Strauss and Esther Seidler). Samuel was born in New York. Ferdinand was a German Jewish immigrant. Esther was born in Bulgaria, to a Romanian Jewish father and a Bulgarian Jewish mother, Siedler Dolsa. Bulgarian Jews are Sephardi.

Jael’s paternal grandmother was Lorraine Abramowitz (the daughter of Samuel Abramowitz and Rella Greenbaum). Lorraine was born in New York. Samuel was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents, Fred/Ephraim Abramowitz and Kate Friedman. Rella was also Jewish, and was born in Austria, the daughter of Samuel Greenbaum and Lena.

Sources: Genealogy of Jael Strauss (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Jael’s paternal grandfather, Samuel Strauss, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Samuel Strauss on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary record of Jael’s paternal grandfather, Samuel Strauss – https://familysearch.org

Jael’s paternal grandmother, Lorraine Abramowitz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Lorraine Abramowitz on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Jael’s paternal grandmother, Lorraine (Abramowitz) Strauss – http://www.hodroffepstein.com