Joe Shuster

Birth Name: Joseph Shuster

Date of Birth: July 10, 1914

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: July 30, 1992

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Joe Shuster was a Canadian and American comic book artist. Along with Jerry Siegel, he created the DC Comics superhero Superman (Clark Kent).

Joe was the son of Ida (Kotlarsky/Katharske) and Julius Shuster/Shusterowich/Schustirowitz, who had a tailor shop. His father was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Jewish parents from the Russian Empire. His mother was born in Kiev, Ukraine, then also in the Russian Empire, to a Jewish family. His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., around 1924.

He was related to Canadian comedian Frank Shuster.

Joe’s paternal grandfather was Jacob Isaak Schustirowitz (the son of Izaak Schustirowitz and Anna Macen). Jacob was born in Sevastopol, then in the Russian Empire.

Joe’s paternal grandmother was Rosa Galoen (the daughter of Levie Galoen and Hanna Jankelevitz).

Joe’s maternal grandparents were named Shimon/Simon Kotlarsky and Chissie/Chisela Rovinsky.

Sources: Genealogy of Joe Shuster – https://www.geni.com

Joe Shuster on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org